CVE-2021-31851
mediumpriority · track · 24EPSS 0.008 · 57 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
A Reflected Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in McAfee Policy Auditor prior to 6.5.2 allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the profileNodeID request parameters. The malicious script is reflected unmodified into the Policy Auditor web-based interface which could lead to the extraction of end user session token or login credentials. These may be used to access additional security-critical applications or conduct arbitrary cross-domain requests.
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affected products (3)
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- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10372cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-31851cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2021.3986cnnvd
- https://www.cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2021112514cnnvd
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10372enisa_euvd
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10372nvd
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