CVE-2019-3632 Directory Traversal vulnerability could lead to elevated privileges
Authenticated attackers can exploit a directory traversal flaw in McAfee ESM to gain elevated privileges.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-3632?
CVE-2019-3632 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in McAfee, LLC McAfee Enterprise Security Manager (ESM), published on 27 Jun 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Directory Traversal vulnerability in McAfee Enterprise Security Manager (ESM) prior to 11.2.0 and prior to 10.4.0 allows authenticated user to gain elevated privileges via specially crafted input.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-3632?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mcafee Enterprise Security Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2019-3632?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-3632 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2019-3632 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-3632 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in McAfee, LLC McAfee Enterprise Security Manager (ESM)
- CVE-2019-3629 Application protections bypass vulnerability could allow unauthenticated user to impersonate system users
- CVE-2019-3630 Command Injection could allow authenticated users to execute arbitrary code
- CVE-2019-3631 Command Injection could allow authenticated users to execute arbitrary code
- CVE-2019-3628 Privilege escalation could allow authenticated user to gain access to a core system
- CVE-2015-7310 Command injection in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-whx8-wpqc-46g5.