CVE-2021-31830 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2021-31830

Cross site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in McAfee DBSec

Vulnerability Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in McAfee Database Security (DBSec) prior to 4.8.2 allows an administrator to embed JavaScript code when configuring the name of a database to be monitored. This would be triggered when any authorized user logs into the DBSec interface and opens the properties configuration page for this database.

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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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

McAfee Database Security (DBSec)
Vulnerable Versions:
unspecified

Timeline

Official Publish: June 3rd, 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:H/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-79

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1189 Drive-by Compromise
Initial Access
T1059.007 JavaScript
Execution
T1539 Steal Web Session Cookie
Collection
T1213 Data from Information Repositories
Collection
T1567 Exfiltration Over Web Service
Exfiltration
T1491.001 Defacement
Impact