CVE-2009-3566 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in McAfee IntruShield Network Security Manager (NSM) versions prior to 5.1.11.8.1. This flaw allows remote attackers to hijack user sessions because the session identifier cookie lacks the HTTPOnly flag. With a CVSS score of 4.3, this vulnerability is of medium severity, requiring user interaction (medium complexity) for exploitation, and primarily impacts integrity (P) by enabling session hijacking. There is no evidence of active exploitation, and while an ExploitDB entry exists for information disclosure in a related product version, no specific exploit code for this session hijacking vulnerability is publicly available in Metasploit or Nuclei, and it has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 5.1.7.74CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:intrushield_network_security_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.1.7.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:intrushield_network_security_manager:5.1.7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.1.7.73CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:intrushield_network_security_manager:5.1.7.73:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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