CVE-2021-31830

Cross site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in McAfee DBSec

MEDIUM
4.8
CVSS Score
Published: June 3, 2021 at 10:10 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:52 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorDatabase Security

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Severity
MEDIUM4.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%

Description

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.

Affected

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

v < 4.8.2
Affected range stops below 4.8.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (1)

x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken LinkVendor Advisory
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10359

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-79

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