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    CVE-2012-4584

    McAfee Email and Web Security (EWS) 5.x before 5.5 Patch 6 and 5.6 before Patch 3, and McAfee Email Gateway (MEG) 7.0 before Patch 1, does not properly encrypt system-backup data, which makes it easier for remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information by reading a backup file, as demonstrated by obtaining password hashes.

    Published:Aug 22, 2012
    Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
    EPS:Aug 22, 2012
    EPSS Score:0.00162
    CVSS Score:3.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Mcafee
    Product
    Email And Web Security
    Vendor
    Mcafee
    Product
    Email Gateway

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    CVE-2012-4597 (CVSS 4.3) — Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in McAfee Email and Web Security (EWS) 5.5 through Patch 6 and 5.6 th…
    CVE-2012-4580 (CVSS 4.3) — Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in McAfee Email and Web Security (EWS) 5.x before 5.5 Patch 6 and 5.6…
    CVE-2012-4595 (CVSS 7.5) — McAfee Email and Web Security (EWS) 5.5 through Patch 6 and 5.6 through Patch 3, and McAfee Email Gateway (MEG…
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    CVE-2012-4582 (CVSS 4.9) — McAfee Email and Web Security (EWS) 5.x before 5.5 Patch 6 and 5.6 before Patch 3, and McAfee Email Gateway (M…
    CVE-2012-4586 (CVSS 3.5) — McAfee Email and Web Security (EWS) 5.x before 5.5 Patch 6 and 5.6 before Patch 3, and McAfee Email Gateway (M…

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High