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Status published
Medium
CVE-2021-23884
Clear text exposure of password in McAfee CSR ePO extension
Vulnerability Description
Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information vulnerability in the ePO Extension of McAfee Content Security Reporter (CSR) prior to 2.8.0 allows an ePO administrator to view the unencrypted password of the McAfee Web Gateway (MWG) or the password of the McAfee Web Gateway Cloud Server (MWGCS) read only user used to retrieve log files for analysis in CSR.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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McAfee Content Security Reporter (CSR)
Vulnerable Versions:
unspecified
Timeline
Official Publish:
April 15th, 2021
Last Modified:
August 3rd, 2024
Added to House:
July 21st, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N