McAfee WebAdvisor - Extension Fingerprinting vulnerability
CVE-2022-0815

6.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Mcafee
Status
Mcafee Webadvisor
Vendor
CVE Published:
10 March 2022

What is CVE-2022-0815?

Improper access control vulnerability in McAfee WebAdvisor Chrome and Edge browser extensions up to 8.1.0.1895 allows a remote attacker to gain access to McAfee WebAdvisor settings and other details about the user’s system. This could lead to unexpected behaviors including; settings being changed, fingerprinting of the system leading to targeted scams, and not triggering the malicious software if McAfee software is detected.

Affected Version(s)

McAfee WebAdvisor <= 8.1.0.1895

References

https://service.mcafee.com/?articleId=TS103273&page=shell...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
None
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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