VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2009-2429
SmartFilter Web Gateway Security 4.2.1.00 stores user credentials in cleartext in admin_backup.xml files and uses insecure permissions for these files, which allows local users to gain privileges.
MEDIUM 4.6EPSS 0.29%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.29%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
SmartFilter Web Gateway Security 4.2.1.00 stores user credentials in cleartext in admin_backup.xml files and uses insecure permissions for these files, which allows local users to gain privileges. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 0.29% probability · 22th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-255
- Affected
- mcafee/smartfilter
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2009-03/0314.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34390Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49338
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2009-03/0314.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34390Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49338
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.