CVE-2016-3969 is a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting McAfee Email Gateway (MEG) versions prior to 7.6.404, specifically when File Filtering is enabled with the ESERVICES:REPLACE action. An attacker can inject arbitrary web script or HTML through an attachment in a blocked email. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.1 (Medium), indicating a low attack complexity and requiring user interaction, with potential impacts on confidentiality and integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
7.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:email_gateway:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.6.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:email_gateway:7.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.6.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:email_gateway:7.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.6.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:email_gateway:7.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.6.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:email_gateway:7.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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