Vulnerability Details : CVE-2012-4595
McAfee Email and Web Security (EWS) 5.5 through Patch 6 and 5.6 through Patch 3, and McAfee Email Gateway (MEG) 7.0.0 and 7.0.1, allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and obtain an admin session ID via unspecified vectors.
Vulnerability category: BypassGain privilege
Products affected by CVE-2012-4595
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:email_gateway:7.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:email_gateway:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:email_and_web_security:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:email_and_web_security:5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-4595
0.72%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 78 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2012-4595
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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7.5
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HIGH | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
10.0
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6.4
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2012-4595
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When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2012-4595
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http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027444
McAfee Email Gateway Lets Remote Users Bypass Authentication and Conduct Cross-Site Scripting and Directory Traversal Attacks - SecurityTracker
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/77977
McAfee Email and Web Security session ID security bypass CVE-2012-4595 Vulnerability Report
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https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10026
Vendor Advisory
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