CVE-2023-3946 Cross-site scripting in Trellix EPO

Medium 5.4 Published Updated

Reflected XSS in Trellix ePO allows attackers to hijack administrator sessions via crafted links, leading to unauthorized access and data exposure.

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-2023-3946?

CVE-2023-3946 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Mcafee Epolicy Orchestrator, published on 26 Jul 2023. 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 (XSS) vulnerability in ePO prior to 5.10 SP1 Update 1allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to potentially obtain access to an ePO administrator's session by convincing the authenticated ePO administrator to click on a carefully crafted link. This would lead to limited access to sensitive information and limited ability to alter some information in ePO.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-3946?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Mcafee Epolicy Orchestrator.

How do I fix CVE-2023-3946?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-3946 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-2023-3946 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-3946 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Mcafee Epolicy Orchestrator vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-cv59-pqrm-746v.

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