CVE-2015-8989

Description

Unsalted password vulnerability in the Enterprise Manager (web portal) component in Intel Security McAfee Vulnerability Manager (MVM) 7.5.8 and earlier allows attackers to more easily decrypt user passwords via brute force attacks against the database.

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.30%
Vendor Advisory mcafee.com
Affected: Intel McAfee Vulnerability Manager (MVM)
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10117 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-8989?
CVE-2015-8989 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-8989?
To fix CVE-2015-8989, 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-2015-8989 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2015-8989 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.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2015-8989?
CVE-2015-8989 affects Intel McAfee Vulnerability Manager (MVM).
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