CVE-2018-6678 McAfee Web Gateway (MWG) - Configuration/Environment manipulation vulnerability
Authenticated administrators can execute arbitrary commands on McAfee Web Gateway via the administrative interface.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-6678?
CVE-2018-6678 is a low-severity command injection vulnerability in McAfee Web Gateway (MWG), published on 23 Jul 2018. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Configuration/Environment manipulation vulnerability in the administrative interface in McAfee Web Gateway (MWG) MWG 7.8.1.x allows authenticated administrator users to execute arbitrary commands via unspecified vectors.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-6678?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mcafee Mcafee Web Gateway.
How do I fix CVE-2018-6678?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-6678 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2018-6678 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-6678 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in McAfee Web Gateway (MWG)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c36j-5j37-4p9h.