Improper access control vulnerability in McAfee WebAdvisor Chrome and Edge browser extensions up to 8.1.0.1895 allows a remote attacker to gain access to McAfee WebAdvisor settings and other details about the user’s system. This could lead to unexpected behaviors including; settings being changed, fingerprinting of the system leading to targeted scams, and not triggering the malicious software if McAfee software is detected.
Published 2022-03-10 23:15:09
Updated 2022-05-10 18:03:31
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-0815

0.15%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 51 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2022-0815

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
7.5
HIGH AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
10.0
6.4
NIST
7.3
HIGH CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
3.9
3.4
NIST
6.5
MEDIUM CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
3.9
2.5
McAfee (DEFUNCT)

CWE ids for CVE-2022-0815

  • The product exposes a resource to the wrong control sphere, providing unintended actors with inappropriate access to the resource.
    Assigned by:
    • nvd@nist.gov (Secondary)
    • psirt@mcafee.com (Primary)

Products affected by CVE-2022-0815

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