CVE-2012-4580 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting McAfee Email and Web Security (EWS) 5.x and 5.6, and McAfee Email Gateway (MEG) 7.0. This flaw allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML through the McAfee Security Appliance Management Console/Dashboard. With a CVSS score of 4.3, this vulnerability is of medium complexity, requires user interaction, and could lead to information disclosure or defacement. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:email_and_web_security:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:email_and_web_security:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:email_and_web_security:5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:email_gateway:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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