CVE-2012-4581

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.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.36%
Vendor Advisory mcafee.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10020 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-4581?
CVE-2012-4581 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-4581?
To fix CVE-2012-4581, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2012-4581 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2012-4581 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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