CVE-2022-0859 ePO database restoration vulnerability

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

A local administrator can redirect the ePO server to an arbitrary SQL server during restoration, potentially exposing or modifying database contents.

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

What is CVE-2022-0859?

CVE-2022-0859 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mcafee Epolicy Orchestrator, published on 23 Mar 2022. 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

McAfee Enterprise ePolicy Orchestrator (ePO) prior to 5.10 Update 13 allows a local attacker to point an ePO server to an arbitrary SQL server during the restoration of the ePO server. To achieve this the attacker would have to be logged onto the server hosting the ePO server (restricted to administrators) and to know the SQL server password.

Weakness: CWE-522

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-0859?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Mcafee Epolicy Orchestrator.

How do I fix CVE-2022-0859?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-0859 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2022-0859 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-0859 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Mcafee Epolicy Orchestrator vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-9533-g28x-xwf2.

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