Rewterz Threat Advisory – Multiple McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator Vulnerability

Severity

Medium

Analysis Summary

CVE-2022-0842

McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator is vulnerable to SQL injection. A remote authenticated attacker could send specially-crafted SQL statements, which could allow the attacker to view, add, modify or delete information in the back-end database.

CVE-2022-0857

McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using a specially-crafted URL to execute script in a victim’s Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, once the URL is clicked. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim’s cookie-based authentication credentials.

CVE-2022-0858

McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the User Interface. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using a specially-crafted URL to execute script in a victim’s Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, once the URL is clicked. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim’s cookie-based authentication credentials.

CVE-2022-0861

McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator could allow a remote authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by an XML Extended entity in the extension import functionality. By using a specially-crafted XML file, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information and the ability to alter data.

CVE-2022-0862

McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator could allow a remote authenticated attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by lack of password change protection vulnerability in a depreciated API. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to change the password of a compromised session without knowing the user’s password.

Impact

• SQL Injection
• Data Manipulation
• Cross-Site Scripting
• Information Disclosure
• Security Bypass

Indicator Of Compromise

CVE

• CVE-2022-0857
• CVE-2022-0858
• CVE-2022-0859
• CVE-2022-0861

Affected Vendors

McAfee

Affected Products

• McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator 2.5.1
• McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator 2.0
• McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator 2.5
• McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator 3.0

Remediation

Refer to McAfee Security Bulletin for the patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information.

McAfee Security Bulletin