CVE-2014-2535 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in McAfee Web Gateway (MWG) 7.4.x before 7.4.1, 7.3.x before 7.3.2.6, and 7.2.0.9 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a crafted request to the web filtering port.

Published: 2014-03-18

Score: 4.0 Medium

EPSS: 2.1% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:web_gateway::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:web_gateway::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:web_gateway::::::::

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2014-2571	Directory traversal vulnerability in McAfee Web Gateway (MWG) 7.4.x before 7.4.1, 7.3.x before 7.3.2.6, and 7.2.0.9 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a crafted request to the web filtering port.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.02128.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/56958
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66193
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/91772
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10063

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Mcafee Web Gateway

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2014-03-18T14:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T10:14:26.739Z

Reserved: 2014-03-18T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2014-2535

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2014-03-18T17:04:18.407

Modified: 2026-06-17T00:06:46.770

Link: CVE-2014-2535

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-22
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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