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Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

CVE-2021-31832

Medium
5.2/10

Summary

Improper Neutralization of Input in the ePO administrator extension for McAfee Data Loss Prevention (DLP) Endpoint for Windows prior to 11.6.200 allows a remote ePO DLP administrator to inject JavaScript code into the alert configuration text field. This JavaScript will be executed when an end user triggers a DLP policy on their machine.

  • LOW
  • ADJACENT_NETWORK
  • LOW
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • HIGH
  • HIGH
  • NONE

CWE-79 - Cross Site Scripting

Cross-Site Scripting, commonly referred to as XSS, is the most dominant class of vulnerabilities. It allows an attacker to inject malicious code into a pregnable web application and victimize its users. The exploitation of such a weakness can cause severe issues such as account takeover, and sensitive data exfiltration. Because of the prevalence of XSS vulnerabilities and their high rate of exploitation, it has remained in the OWASP top 10 vulnerabilities for years.

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