CVE-2021-23896
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…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.20%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 4.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.20% probability · 11th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-319
- Affected
- mcafee/database security
- Source
- trellixpsirt@trellix.com
References
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.