CVE-2021-4038 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2021-4038 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 09/12/2021 | CVE Updated: 03/08/2024 | CVE Year: 2021
Source: trellix | Vendor: McAfee,LLC | Product: McAfee Network Security Manager (NSM)
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2021-4038 Description

Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in McAfee Network Security Manager (NSM) prior to 10.1 Minor 7 allows a remote authenticated administrator to embed a XSS in the administrator interface via specially crafted custom rules containing HTML. NSM did not correctly sanitize custom rule content in all scenarios.

Metrics

CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: 4.8 MEDIUM
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

l➤ Exploitability Metrics:
    Attack Vector (AV)* NETWORK
    Attack Complexity (AC)* LOW
    Privileges Required (PR)* HIGH
    User Interaction (UI)* REQUIRED
    Scope (S)* CHANGED

l➤ Impact Metrics:
    Confidentiality Impact (C)* LOW
    Integrity Impact (I)* LOW
    Availability Impact (A)* NONE

Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

CWE-ID: CWE-79
CWE Name: CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ( Cross-site Scripting )
Source: McAfee,LLC

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

CAPEC-ID:
CAPEC Description:


Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).