CVE-2023-5444: CSRF in ePO leading to privilege escalation

Published Nov 17, 2023
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Updated

A Cross Site Request Forgery vulnerability in ePolicy Orchestrator prior to 5.10.0 CP1 Update 2 allows a remote low privilege user to successfully add a new user with administrator privileges to the ePO server. This impacts the dashboard area of the user interface. To exploit this the attacker must change the HTTP payload post submission, prior to it reaching the ePO server.

Affected Software

20 affected components
McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator<5.10.0
McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator=5.10.0-service_pack_1_update
McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator=5.10.0-service_pack_1_update_1
McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator=5.10.0-update_1
McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator=5.10.0-update_10
McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator=5.10.0-update_11
McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator=5.10.0-update_11_hotfix_1
McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator=5.10.0-update_11_hotfix_2
McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator=5.10.0-update_12
McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator=5.10.0-update_13
McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator=5.10.0-update_14
McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator=5.10.0-update_15
McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator=5.10.0-update_2
McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator=5.10.0-update_3
McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator=5.10.0-update_4
McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator=5.10.0-update_5
McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator=5.10.0-update_6
McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator=5.10.0-update_7
McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator=5.10.0-update_8
McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator=5.10.0-update_9

Event History

Nov 17, 2023
CVE Published
09:47 AM
Data Sourced
09:47 AM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID for this CSRF vulnerability?

The vulnerability ID for this CSRF vulnerability is CVE-2023-5444.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2023-5444?

The severity of CVE-2023-5444 is high (8 out of 10).

3

Which software version is affected by CVE-2023-5444?

The ePolicy Orchestrator version prior to 5.10.0 CP1 Update 2 is affected by CVE-2023-5444.

4

How can an attacker exploit this vulnerability?

To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must perform a Cross Site Request Forgery attack.

5

Is there a fix available for CVE-2023-5444?

Yes, the fix for CVE-2023-5444 is to update ePolicy Orchestrator to version 5.10.0 CP1 Update 2 or later.

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