CVE-2016-3969

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in McAfee Email Gateway (MEG) 7.6.x before 7.6.404, when File Filtering is enabled with the action set to ESERVICES:REPLACE, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via an attachment in a blocked email.

CVSS v3 6.1 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 4.3 MEDIUM

6.1^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 2.7

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

4.3^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035470
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10153	Vendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035470
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10153	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:email_gateway:7.6:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:email_gateway:7.6.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:email_gateway:7.6.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:email_gateway:7.6.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:email_gateway:7.6.4:::::::*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2016-04-06 18:59

Updated : 2025-04-12 10:46

NVD link : CVE-2016-3969

Mitre link : CVE-2016-3969

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-3969

JSON object : View

Products Affected

mcafee

email_gateway

CWE

CWE-79

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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