CVE-2020-7292 Web Gateway (MWG) - Inappropriate Encoding for output context
A remote attacker can trick users into clicking malicious URLs to trigger ambiguous redirects in McAfee Web Gateway, potentially bypassing security controls.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-7292?
CVE-2020-7292 is a medium-severity vulnerability in McAfee Web Gateway (MWG), published on 15 Jul 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Inappropriate Encoding for output context vulnerability in McAfee Web Gateway (MWG) prior to 9.2.1 allows a remote attacker to cause MWG to return an ambiguous redirect response via getting a user to click on a malicious URL.
Weakness: CWE-838
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-7292?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mcafee Web Gateway.
How do I fix CVE-2020-7292?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-7292 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-7292 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-7292 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in McAfee Web Gateway (MWG)
- CVE-2021-23885 Privilege escalation vulnerability in McAfee Web Gateway (MWG) UI
- CVE-2020-7293 Web Gateway (MWG) - Privilege Escalation vulnerability
- CVE-2019-3638 Web Gateway (MWG) - Reflected Cross Site Scripting vulnerability
- CVE-2019-3639 MWG UI: Cross-Frame Scripting vulnerability
- CVE-2022-1254 SWG URL redirection vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hm27-4fw9-4w6f.