# CVE-2020-7269: Sensitive Information Exposure in McAfee ATD

> Remote authenticated users can view sensitive unencrypted information via crafted HTTP requests in McAfee ATD.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.9 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/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:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 15 Apr 2021
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6c8m-466q-4g9c

## What is CVE-2020-7269?

CVE-2020-7269 is a medium-severity vulnerability in McAfee,LLC McAfee Advanced Threat Defense (ATD), published on 15 Apr 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Exposure of Sensitive Information in the web interface in McAfee Advanced Threat Defense (ATD) prior to 4.12.2 allows remote authenticated users to view sensitive unencrypted information via a carefully crafted HTTP request parameter. The risk is partially mitigated if your ATD instances are deployed as recommended with no direct access from the Internet to them.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-7269?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Mcafee Advanced Threat Defense.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-7269?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-7269 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-7269 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-7269 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in McAfee,LLC McAfee Advanced Threat Defense (ATD)

- [CVE-2019-3663](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-3663/): Advanced Threat Defense (ATD) - Unprotected storage of shared credentials vulnerability (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-4052](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-4052/): Auth bypass in Advanced Threat Defense (ATD) (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-4053](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-4053/): Command injection in Advanced Threat Defense (ATD) (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-3651](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-3651/): Advanced Threat Defense (ATD) - Information Disclosure vulnerability (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2017-4054](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-4054/): Command injection in Advanced Threat Defense (ATD) (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-7269 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-7269 is a medium-severity vulnerability in McAfee,LLC McAfee Advanced Threat Defense (ATD), published on 15 Apr 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-7269 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: McAfee,LLC McAfee Advanced Threat Defense (ATD). 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-2020-7269/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-7269/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-7269
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-7269
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-7269

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-7269/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.