6.1

CVE-2021-31851: mcafee policy_auditor Cross-site Scripting

CVSS: 6.1v3.1MediumModified
Published 23-11-2021Last modified 03-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2021-31851 is a medium (CVSS 6.1) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in mcafee policy_auditor. EPSS estimates a 0.82% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 56.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
25/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.1/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.82%
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. 23-11-2021
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 03-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A Reflected Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in McAfee Policy Auditor prior to 6.5.2 allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the profileNodeID request parameters. The malicious script is reflected unmodified into the Policy Auditor web-based interface which could lead to the extraction of end user session token or login credentials. These may be used to access additional security-critical applications or conduct arbitrary cross-domain requests.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.82%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

56%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.82% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
0.82%

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

Mcafee1 product
Mcafee,llc1 product

2 vendors · 2 products

References

1 links