MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2014-2588

Asset Manager vulnerability

CVSS
4.0
EPSS
7.3%
EPSS pct
94th
Exploited
No known
Directory traversal vulnerability in servlet/downloadReport in McAfee Asset Manager 6.6 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the reportFileName parameter.
Affected vendor
Mcafee
Affected product
Asset Manager
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2014-03-24

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring single-factor authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to confidentiality.

Its EPSS score of 7.3% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 94% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2014-2588

  • Confirm whether Mcafee Asset Manager is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2014-2588.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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