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CVE-2021-23884

Clear text exposure of password in McAfee CSR ePO extension

MEDIUM
4.3
CVSS Score
Published: April 15, 2021 at 07:30 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:38 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorContent Security Reporter

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Severity
MEDIUM4.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%

Description

Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information vulnerability in the ePO Extension of McAfee Content Security Reporter (CSR) prior to 2.8.0 allows an ePO administrator to view the unencrypted password of the McAfee Web Gateway (MWG) or the password of the McAfee Web Gateway Cloud Server (MWGCS) read only user used to retrieve log files for analysis in CSR.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Content Security Reporter· McAfee
95%
v < 2.8.0v < 2.8.0CWE-319: Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information
Affected range stops below 2.8.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 2.8.0CWE-319: Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (1)

x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken Link
Source: [email protected]
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10353

CVSS

4.3MEDIUMtrellix
Attack Vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-319

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