CVE-2020-7305 : What You Need to Know

A privilege escalation vulnerability in McAfee Data Loss Prevention (DLP) ePO extension prior to version 11.5.3 allows attackers to create new rule sets by exploiting incorrect user credential validation.

Understanding CVE-2020-7305

This CVE involves a privilege escalation issue in McAfee's DLP ePO extension.

What is CVE-2020-7305?

The vulnerability in the McAfee DLP ePO extension before version 11.5.3 enables a remote attacker with low privileges to generate new rule sets through the improper validation of user credentials.

The Impact of CVE-2020-7305

The vulnerability's CVSS base score is 6.7, indicating a medium severity issue with high confidentiality and integrity impacts but no availability impact. Attack complexity is low, and user interaction is required.

Technical Details of CVE-2020-7305

Details of the technical aspects of this CVE.

Vulnerability Description

The vulnerability allows a low-privileged remote attacker to perform privilege escalation by creating new rule sets due to incorrect validation of user credentials.

Affected Systems and Versions

Product: DLP ePO extension
Vendor: McAfee
Affected Versions: 11.3 (less than 11.3.28), 11.4 (less than 11.4.200), 11.5 (less than 11.5.3)

Exploitation Mechanism

The vulnerability can be exploited by a remote attacker with low privileges to manipulate user credentials and create unauthorized rule sets.

Mitigation and Prevention

Ways to mitigate and prevent exploitation of this vulnerability.

Immediate Steps to Take

Update the McAfee DLP ePO extension to version 11.5.3 or later to eliminate the vulnerability.
Monitor network activity for any suspicious behavior indicating exploitation of the privilege escalation flaw.

Long-Term Security Practices

Regularly review and update access control policies to prevent unauthorized rule set creation.
Conduct security training to educate users on the importance of secure credential management.

Patching and Updates

Apply security patches and updates provided by McAfee to address the privilege escalation vulnerability in the DLP ePO extension.