QID 377611

Date Published: 2022-09-29

QID 377611: McAfee Data Loss Prevention (DLP) Endpoint for Windows Extensible Markup Language (XML) External Entity Reference Vulnerability

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference vulnerability in DLP Endpoint for Windows prior to 11.9.100 allows a remote attacker to cause the DLP Agent to access a local service that the attacker wouldn't usually have access to via a carefully constructed XML file, which the DLP Agent doesn't parse correctly.

Affected Versions:
McAfee DLP Endpoint for Windows prior to 11.6.600.212 and 11.9.100

QID Detection logic (Authenticated):
This QID checks for vulnerable McAfee DLP Endpoint for Windows version by checking the registry entry for McAfee DLP Agent.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to cause the DLP Agent to access a local service that the attacker wouldn't usually have access to via a carefully constructed XML file, which the DLP Agent doesn't parse correctly.

  • CVSS V3 rated as High - 6.5 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as High - 7.8 severity.
  • Solution
    Customers are advised to upgrade McAfee DLP Endpoint to version 11.6.600.212 and 11.9.100 to patch the vulnerability. For more information please refer to Trellix Security Advisory

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    Advisory ID Software Component Link
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