What is CVE-2018-6677?

CVE-2018-6677 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Mcafee Mcafee_web_gateway, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2018-07-23.

How severe is CVE-2018-6677?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.

Path Traversal in Mcafee Mcafee_web_gateway

CVE-2018-6677

Directory Traversal vulnerability in the administrative user interface in McAfee Web Gateway (MWG) MWG 7.8.1.x allows authenticated administrator users to gain elevated privileges via unspecified vectors.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.021 (79.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Mcafee Mcafee_web_gateway — versions 7.8.1.0
Mcafee Web Gateway (Mwg) — versions 7.8.1, 7.8.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

References

trellixpsirt@trellix.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
trellixpsirt@trellix.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-6677?: CVE-2018-6677 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Mcafee Mcafee_web_gateway, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2018-07-23.
How severe is CVE-2018-6677?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.