# 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.

- **Severity:** High 8.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 27 Jun 2019
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-whx8-wpqc-46g5

## 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 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-3632?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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.

## 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](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-3629/): Application protections bypass vulnerability could allow unauthenticated user to impersonate system users (high 8.3)
- [CVE-2019-3630](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-3630/): Command Injection could allow authenticated users to execute arbitrary code (high 8.0)
- [CVE-2019-3631](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-3631/): Command Injection could allow authenticated users to execute arbitrary code (high 8.0)
- [CVE-2019-3628](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-3628/): Privilege escalation could allow authenticated user to gain access to a core system (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2015-7310](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-7310/): Command injection in n/a (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-3632 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-3632 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: McAfee, LLC McAfee Enterprise Security Manager (ESM). 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-2019-3632/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-3632/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-3632
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-3632
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-3632

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