Mcafee Agent
CVE-2015-7237
MEDIUM
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V5 - File Handling Path canonicalization, traversal prevention
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 2 tactics: Discovery, Collection The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | CVSS score of 5.0 (MEDIUM). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.24%. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A remote attacker could access files and directories outside the intended path by sending crafted requests to the affected application. |
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Alert meAnalysisAI
Directory traversal vulnerability in the remote log viewing functionality in McAfee Agent (MA) 5.x before 5.0.2 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Validate and canonicalize file paths. Use chroot or sandboxing. Reject input containing path separators or '../' sequences.
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This vulnerability is classified as Path Traversal (CWE-22), which allows attackers to access files and directories outside the intended path. Directory traversal vulnerability in the remote log viewing functionality in McAfee Agent (MA) 5.x before 5.0.2 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors. Affected products include: Mcafee Mcafee Agent. Version information: before 5.0.2.
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CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionCVE.org
Directory traversal vulnerability in the remote log viewing functionality in McAfee Agent (MA) 5.x before 5.0.2 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors.
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Attack Technique
Path traversal exploits occur when applications use user-controlled input to construct file system paths without proper validation.
Affected Products (CPE)CVE.org
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