CVE-2021-4038 describes a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in McAfee Network Security Manager (NSM) versions prior to 10.1 Minor 7. A remote, authenticated administrator could inject malicious HTML into the administrator interface through specially crafted custom rules due to insufficient input sanitization. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.8 (Medium), indicating a low impact on confidentiality and integrity, and requires high privileges and user interaction for exploitation. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 10.1.7.48CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:network_security_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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