FKIE_CVE-2012-4597

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2012-08-22 10:42 - Updated: 2025-04-11 00:51
Severity ?
Summary
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in 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 inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors related to the McAfee Security Appliance Management Console/Dashboard.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027444
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/77979
cve@mitre.orghttps://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10026Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027444
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/77979
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10026Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
mcafee email_and_web_security 5.5
mcafee email_and_web_security 5.6
mcafee email_gateway 7.0.0
mcafee email_gateway 7.0.1
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