CVE-2012-2212 describes a vulnerability in McAfee Web Gateway 7.0 where remote attackers could potentially bypass access controls for the CONNECT method. This bypass was achieved by manipulating the Host HTTP header with an arbitrary allowed hostname. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0 (medium severity), indicating it can be exploited over the network with low complexity to gain partial confidentiality impact, but without integrity or availability impact. There is no known exploit intelligence, active exploitation, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
7.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:web_gateway:7.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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