CVE-2021-23884 json
Clear text exposure of password in McAfee CSR ePO extension
published 2021-04-15 5 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2021-10810
- cvss
- 4.3
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.2%
- EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 12%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- McAfee,LLC McAfee Content Security Reporter (CSR) 2.8.0CWE-319: Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information
Exploit prediction
0.22% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 12% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 3.1 | 4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 2.7 | AV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N |
Affected products
- McAfee,LLC McAfee Content Security Reporter (CSR)
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-319 Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information
References
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2021-23884
- NVD CVE-2021-23884
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