CVE-2021-23896— Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information in McAfee DBSec
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2021-23896
Vulnerability Information
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Vulnerability Title
Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information in McAfee DBSec
Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information vulnerability in the administrator interface of McAfee Database Security (DBSec) prior to 4.8.2 allows an administrator to view the unencrypted password of the McAfee Insights Server used to pass data to the Insights Server. This user is restricted to only have access to DBSec data in the Insights Server.
Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
敏感数据的明文传输
Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Title
Mcafee Database Security Server 安全漏洞
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
Mcafee Database Security Server是美国迈克菲（Mcafee）公司的一款数据库安全软件。该软件可为用户提供数据库的整体情况和相应安全状况，实时保护关键业务数据库免受外部，内部和内部数据库威胁的侵害。 McAfee Database Security4.8.2之前存在安全漏洞，该漏洞允许管理员查看McAfee Insights Server向Insights Server传递数据时使用的未加密密码。
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions | CPE | Subscribe |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McAfee,LLC | McAfee Database Security (DBSec) | unspecified ~ 4.8.2 | - |
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- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10359x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-23896
Same Patch Batch · McAfee,LLC · 2021-06-02 · 3 CVEs total
| CVE-2021-23894 | 9.6 CRITICAL | Unauthorized deserialization of untrusted data in McAfee DBSec |
| CVE-2021-23895 | 9.0 CRITICAL | Authorized deserialization of untrusted data in McAfee DBSec |
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Same weakness: CWE-319
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