Unscored severity · published Aug 22, 2012
CVE-2012-4581
McAfee Email and Web Security (EWS) 5.x before 5.5 Patch 6 and 5.6 before Patch 3, and McAfee Email Gateway (MEG) 7.0 before Patch 1, does not disable the server-side session…
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CVSS
1.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
McAfee Email and Web Security (EWS) 5.x before 5.5 Patch 6 and 5.6 before Patch 3, and McAfee Email Gateway (MEG) 7.0 before Patch 1, does not disable the server-side session token upon the closing of the Management Console/Dashboard, which makes it easier for remote attackers to hijack sessions by capturing a session cookie and then modifying the response to a login attempt, related to a "Logout Failure" issue.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.2% · higher than 68% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
EA
Email And Web Security · Mcafee
5.0; 5.5; 5.6 · source: NVD
EG
Email Gateway · Mcafee
7.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4581
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-4581
Vendor Advisory
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10020
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