6.8

CVE-2012-4581: mcafee email_and_web_security Improper Authentication

CVSS: 6.8v2.0MediumModified
Published 22-08-2012Last modified 17-09-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2012-4581 is a medium (CVSS 6.8) Improper Authentication vulnerability in mcafee email_and_web_security. EPSS estimates a 1.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 67.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
27/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.8/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.21%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 22-08-2012
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 17-09-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

1.21%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

68%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.21% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
1.21%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Mcafee2 products

1 vendor · 2 products

References

1 links