XXE in Mcafee Epolicy Orchestrator
CVE-2022-3338
An External XML entity (XXE) vulnerability in ePO prior to 5.10 Update 14 can lead to an unauthenticated remote attacker to potentially trigger a Server Side Request Forgery attack. This can be exploited by mimicking the Agent Handler call to ePO and passing the carefully constructed XML file through the API.
Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)
EPSS: 0.005 (37.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
Affected products
- Mcafee Epolicy_orchestrator — versions 5.10.0
- Trellix Epolicy Orchestrator (Epo) — versions unspecified
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- trellixpsirt@trellix.com (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-3338?
- CVE-2022-3338 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mcafee Epolicy Orchestrator, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2022-10-18.
- How severe is CVE-2022-3338?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.