What is CVE-2020-7297?

CVE-2020-7297 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mcafee Web Gateway (Mwg), classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 5.7/10. Published 2020-09-16.

How severe is CVE-2020-7297?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.7 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Mcafee Web Gateway (Mwg)

CVE-2020-7297

Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Web Gateway (MWG) prior to 9.2.1 allows authenticated user interface user to access protected dashboard data via improper access control in the user interface.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.004 (34.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Mcafee Web Gateway (Mwg) — versions unspecified
Mcafee Web_gateway

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

trellixpsirt@trellix.com (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-7297?: CVE-2020-7297 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mcafee Web Gateway (Mwg), classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 5.7/10. Published 2020-09-16.
How severe is CVE-2020-7297?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.7 out of 10.