What is CVE-2019-3638?

CVE-2019-3638 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mcafee Web Gateway, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2019-09-12.

How severe is CVE-2019-3638?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.

XSS in Mcafee Web Gateway

CVE-2019-3638

Reflected Cross Site Scripting vulnerability in Administrators web console in McAfee Web Gateway (MWG) 7.8.x prior to 7.8.2.13 allows remote attackers to collect sensitive information or execute commands with the MWG administrator's credentials via tricking the administrator to click on a carefully constructed malicious link.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.019 (78.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Mcafee Web_gateway
Mcafee Web Gateway(mwg) — versions 7.8.x

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

trellixpsirt@trellix.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-3638?: CVE-2019-3638 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mcafee Web Gateway, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2019-09-12.
How severe is CVE-2019-3638?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.