# CVE-2020-7336: Network Security Management (NSM) - Cross Site Request Forgery vulnerability

> An attacker can change Network Security Manager configuration via a crafted HTTP request, requiring user interaction.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.6 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 5 Jan 2021
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-45jg-4c4q-8q3w

## What is CVE-2020-7336?

CVE-2020-7336 is a medium-severity vulnerability in McAfee Network Security Management (NSM), published on 5 Jan 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

Cross Site Request Forgery vulnerability in McAfee Network Security Management (NSM) prior to 10.1.7.35 and NSM 9.x prior to 9.2.9.55 may allow an attacker to change the configuration of the Network Security Manager via a carefully crafted HTTP request.

Weakness: CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-7336?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Mcafee Network Security Management.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-7336?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-7336 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-7336 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-7336 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in McAfee Network Security Management (NSM)

- [CVE-2020-7284](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-7284/): Network Security Management (NSM) - Exposure of Sensitive Information (high 8.6)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-7336 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-7336 is a medium-severity vulnerability in McAfee Network Security Management (NSM), published on 5 Jan 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-2020-7336 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: McAfee Network Security Management (NSM). 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-2020-7336/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-7336/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-7336
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-7336
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-7336

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-7336/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.