What is CVE-2022-0861?

CVE-2022-0861 is a low-severity vulnerability in Mcafee Epolicy Orchestrator, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 3.5/10. Published 2022-03-23.

How severe is CVE-2022-0861?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.5 out of 10.

XXE in Mcafee Epolicy Orchestrator

CVE-2022-0861

A XML Extended entity vulnerability in McAfee Enterprise ePolicy Orchestrator (ePO) prior to 5.10 Update 13 allows a remote administrator attacker to upload a malicious XML file through the extension import functionality. The impact is limited to some access to confidential information and some ability to alter data.

Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)

EPSS: 0.005 (37.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.5 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Mcafee Epolicy_orchestrator — versions 5.10.0
Mcafee,llc Mcafee Epolicy Orchestrator (Epo) — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-611 — Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE)

References

trellixpsirt@trellix.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Broken Link)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-0861?: CVE-2022-0861 is a low-severity vulnerability in Mcafee Epolicy Orchestrator, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 3.5/10. Published 2022-03-23.
How severe is CVE-2022-0861?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.5 out of 10.