CVE-2017-3968 describes a session fixation vulnerability in McAfee Network Security Manager (NSM) before 8.2.7.42.2 and McAfee Network Data Loss Prevention (NDLP) before 9.3.4.1.5. This critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.1) allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information or manipulate databases by exploiting a crafted authentication cookie. While the attack complexity is low and no user interaction is required, there is currently no public exploit code, active exploitation, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 9.3.4.1.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:network_data_loss_prevention:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 8.2.7.42.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:network_security_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:L
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