CVE-2022-1258 SQL injection vulnerability in McAfee Agent's ePO extension
An authenticated administrator can exploit blind SQL injection in the McAfee Agent ePO extension to execute arbitrary SQL queries and potentially run commands on the server.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-1258?
CVE-2022-1258 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in McAfee,LLC McAfee Agent ePO extension, published on 14 Apr 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
A blind SQL injection vulnerability in the ePolicy Orchestrator (ePO) extension of MA prior to 5.7.6 can be exploited by an authenticated administrator on ePO to perform arbitrary SQL queries in the back-end database, potentially leading to command execution on the server.
Weakness: CWE-89
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-1258?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mcafee Agent.
How do I fix CVE-2022-1258?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-1258 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Use parameterised queries everywhere and never build SQL by joining strings. Upgrade affected software first; a web application firewall only buys time. More about SQL injection.
Is CVE-2022-1258 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-1258 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in McAfee,LLC McAfee Agent ePO extension
- CVE-2018-6703 Remote Logging functionality had a use after free vulnerability in McAfee Agent
- CVE-2022-2313 DLL high jacking in Trellix Agent
- CVE-2021-31847 Improper privilege management in repair process of MA for Windows
- CVE-2022-1256 Improper Privilege Management in McAfee Agent for Windows
- CVE-2022-0166 Privilege escalation vulnerability in McAfee Agent
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jcwg-4q3h-fc3w.