# CVE-2020-7307: DLP for Mac - Unprotected Storage of Credentials

> Local attackers can read plain text credentials from unprotected log files in McAfee DLP for Mac, potentially gaining unauthorized access to the RiskDB.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.2 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **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:** 13 Aug 2020
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-p7h6-mqjg-98w9

## What is CVE-2020-7307?

CVE-2020-7307 is a medium-severity vulnerability in McAfee Data Loss Prevention(DLP), published on 13 Aug 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Unprotected Storage of Credentials vulnerability in McAfee Data Loss Prevention (DLP) for Mac prior to 11.5.2 allows local users to gain access to the RiskDB username and password via unprotected log files containing plain text credentials.

Weakness: CWE-522 (Insufficiently Protected Credentials)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-7307?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Mcafee Data Loss Prevention.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-7307?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-7307 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-7307 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-7307 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in McAfee Data Loss Prevention(DLP)

- [CVE-2021-4088](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-4088/): Blind SQL injection in DLP ePO extension (high 8.4)
- [CVE-2020-7346](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-7346/): Privilege escalation in McAfee DLP Endpoint for Windows (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2020-7304](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-7304/): DLP ePO extension - Cross-site request forgery (high 7.6)
- [CVE-2020-7305](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-7305/): DLP ePO extension - Privilege escalation (medium 6.7)
- [CVE-2020-7302](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-7302/): DLP ePO extension - Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type (medium 5.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-7307 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-7307 is a medium-severity vulnerability in McAfee Data Loss Prevention(DLP), published on 13 Aug 2020. 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-2020-7307 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: McAfee Data Loss Prevention(DLP). 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-2020-7307/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-7307/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-7307
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-7307
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-7307

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-7307/
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