Mcafee Agent
CVE-2015-2053
MEDIUM
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V2 - Validation and Business Logic Input validation, allowlisting
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| Impact | CVSS score of 4.3 (MEDIUM). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, M complexity. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.24%. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | This vulnerability can be exploited remotely over the network. Successful exploitation could compromise the medium-severity affected system. |
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The log viewer in McAfee Agent (MA) before 4.8.0 Patch 3 and 5.0.0, when the "Accept connections only from the ePO server" option is disabled, allows remote attackers to conduct clickjacking attacks. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.
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This vulnerability is classified under CWE-20. The log viewer in McAfee Agent (MA) before 4.8.0 Patch 3 and 5.0.0, when the "Accept connections only from the ePO server" option is disabled, allows remote attackers to conduct clickjacking attacks via a crafted web page, aka an "http-generic-click-jacking" vulnerability. Affected products include: Mcafee Mcafee Agent. Version information: before 4.8.0.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionCVE.org
The log viewer in McAfee Agent (MA) before 4.8.0 Patch 3 and 5.0.0, when the "Accept connections only from the ePO server" option is disabled, allows remote attackers to conduct clickjacking attacks via a crafted web page, aka an "http-generic-click-jacking" vulnerability.
Threat Intelligence Overview
NVD
CVE.org
EPSS
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Attack Technique
Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.
Affected Products (CPE)CVE.org
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