# CVE-2022-0815: McAfee WebAdvisor - Extension Fingerprinting vulnerability

> Remote attackers can access McAfee WebAdvisor settings and system details, enabling fingerprinting and bypassing malware detection.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 10 Mar 2022
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-qvxp-wqpj-8gwf

## What is CVE-2022-0815?

CVE-2022-0815 is a medium-severity vulnerability in McAfee WebAdvisor, published on 10 Mar 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Improper access control vulnerability in McAfee WebAdvisor Chrome and Edge browser extensions up to 8.1.0.1895 allows a remote attacker to gain access to McAfee WebAdvisor settings and other details about the user’s system. This could lead to unexpected behaviors including; settings being changed, fingerprinting of the system leading to targeted scams, and not triggering the malicious software if McAfee software is detected.

Weakness: CWE-668 (Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-0815?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Mcafee Webadvisor.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-0815?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-0815 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-0815 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-0815 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in McAfee WebAdvisor

- [CVE-2019-3665](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-3665/): Code Injection vulnerability (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2019-3666](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-3666/): API Abuse Vulnerability (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-0815 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-0815 is a medium-severity vulnerability in McAfee WebAdvisor, published on 10 Mar 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-0815 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: McAfee WebAdvisor. 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-2022-0815/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0815/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-0815
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-0815
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-0815

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0815/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.