CVE-2012-4580

Published: Aug 22, 2012Modified: Apr 29, 2026

4.3

Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Exploitability: 8.6 / Impact: 2.9

Source: NVD

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in McAfee Email and Web Security (EWS) 5.x before 5.5 Patch 6 and 5.6 before Patch 3, and McAfee Email Gateway (MEG) 7.0 before Patch 1, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors related to the McAfee Security Appliance Management Console/Dashboard.

Affected (4)

Products: Mcafee: Email And Web Security, Email Gateway

Mcafee

2 products

Email And Web Security

Email Gateway

Configuration A

4 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Mcafee Email And Web Security	Version 5.0
Mcafee Email And Web Security	Version 5.5
Mcafee Email And Web Security	Version 5.6
Mcafee Email Gateway	Version 7.0

Related CWEs

CWE-79

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

The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.

References (2)

https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10020

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10020

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

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