CVE-2012-4581 describes a session hijacking vulnerability affecting McAfee Email and Web Security (EWS) and McAfee Email Gateway (MEG) products. The flaw stems from the server failing to invalidate session tokens when a user logs out of the Management Console/Dashboard, allowing remote attackers to capture and reuse session cookies. With a CVSS score of 6.8, this vulnerability has a medium attack complexity and could lead to partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available 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:P/I:P/A:P
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