What is CVE-2021-31830?

CVE-2021-31830 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mcafee Database Security, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2021-06-03.

How severe is CVE-2021-31830?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.

XSS in Mcafee Database Security

CVE-2021-31830

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in McAfee Database Security (DBSec) prior to 4.8.2 allows an administrator to embed JavaScript code when configuring the name of a database to be monitored. This would be triggered when any authorized user logs into the DBSec interface and opens the properties configuration page for this database.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.005 (40.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Mcafee Database_security
Mcafee,llc Mcafee Database Security (Dbsec) — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

trellixpsirt@trellix.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-31830?: CVE-2021-31830 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mcafee Database Security, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2021-06-03.
How severe is CVE-2021-31830?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.