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CVE-2014-2390

6.8 · MEDIUM

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the User Management module in McAfee Network Security Manager (NSM) before 6.1.15.39 7.1.5.x before 7.1.5.15, 7.1.15.x before 7.1.15.7, 7.5.x befo…

Published Aug 29, 2014mcafeeCWE-352EPSS 0.71%

Overview

CVE-2014-2390 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting mcafee network_security_manager. It was published on August 29, 2014 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the User Management module in McAfee Network Security Manager (NSM) before 6.1.15.39 7.1.5.x before 7.1.5.15, 7.1.15.x before 7.1.15.7, 7.5.x before 7.5.5.9, and 8.x before 8.1.7.3 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of users for requests that modify user accounts via unspecified vectors.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from mcafee. Update network_security_manager to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsStatus
mcafeenetwork_security_manager>= 6.1.15, < 6.1.15.39Affected

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-2390?

CVE-2014-2390 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting mcafee network_security_manager. It was published on August 29, 2014 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2014-2390?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2014-2390?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from mcafee. Update network_security_manager to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

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