CVE-2012-4597 is a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting McAfee Email and Web Security (EWS) versions 5.5 through Patch 6 and 5.6 through Patch 3, as well as McAfee Email Gateway (MEG) versions 7.0.0 and 7.0.1. This flaw allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML into the McAfee Security Appliance Management Console/Dashboard. With a CVSS score of 4.3, this vulnerability has a network attack vector and medium attack complexity, potentially leading to information integrity compromise. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:email_gateway:7.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:email_gateway:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
[R1] McAfee Email and Web Security / Email Gateway Multiple Vulnerabilities
Aug 22, 2012[R1] McAfee Email and Web Security / Email Gateway Multiple Vulnerabilities
Aug 22, 2012[R1] McAfee Email and Web Security / Email Gateway Multiple Vulnerabilities
Aug 22, 2012