# CVE-2019-3615: Data Leakage Vulnerability in McAfee Database Security web interface

> Local attackers can expose passwords via auto-completion in the McAfee Database Security web interface login screen.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Mar 2019
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7r3m-wp26-427q

## What is CVE-2019-3615?

CVE-2019-3615 is a medium-severity vulnerability in McAfee, LCC McAfee Database Security (DAM), published on 12 Mar 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Data Leakage Attacks vulnerability in the web interface in McAfee Database Security prior to the 4.6.6 March 2019 update allows local users to expose passwords via incorrectly auto completing password fields in the admin browser login screen.

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-3615?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Mcafee Database Security.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-3615?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-3615 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-3615 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-3615 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-3615 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-3615 is a medium-severity vulnerability in McAfee, LCC McAfee Database Security (DAM), published on 12 Mar 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-3615 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: McAfee, LCC McAfee Database Security (DAM). No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-3615/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-3615/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-3615
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-3615
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-3615

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