CVE-2021-31851 Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in Policy Auditor
Remote attackers can inject scripts into Policy Auditor to steal session tokens or credentials, potentially compromising user accounts and security applications.
- 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-2021-31851?
CVE-2021-31851 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in McAfee,LLC McAfee Policy Auditor, published on 23 Nov 2021. 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
A Reflected Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in McAfee Policy Auditor prior to 6.5.2 allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the profileNodeID request parameters. The malicious script is reflected unmodified into the Policy Auditor web-based interface which could lead to the extraction of end user session token or login credentials. These may be used to access additional security-critical applications or conduct arbitrary cross-domain requests.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-31851?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mcafee Policy Auditor.
How do I fix CVE-2021-31851?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-31851 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-2021-31851 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-31851 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in McAfee,LLC McAfee Policy Auditor
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jq47-gg3r-hq6r.