CVE-2020-7318 ePolicy Orchistrator (ePO) - Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability

Medium 4.6 Published Updated

Administrators can inject arbitrary web script or HTML into McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator via unsanitized parameters, potentially leading to session hijacking or malicious actions.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2020-7318?

CVE-2020-7318 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Mcafee Epolicy Orchestrator, published on 14 Oct 2020. 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

Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator (ePO) prior to 5.10.9 Update 9 allows administrators to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via multiple parameters where the administrator's entries were not correctly sanitized.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-7318?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Mcafee Epolicy Orchestrator.

How do I fix CVE-2020-7318?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-7318 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2020-7318 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2020-7318 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Nuclei template.

All Mcafee Epolicy Orchestrator vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-9ww8-f379-fqcj.

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