Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 10, 2022· Updated Aug 2, 2024
McAfee WebAdvisor - Extension Fingerprinting vulnerability
CVE-2022-0815
Description
Improper access control vulnerability in McAfee WebAdvisor Chrome and Edge browser extensions up to 8.1.0.1895 allows a remote attacker to gain access to McAfee WebAdvisor settings and other details about the user’s system. This could lead to unexpected behaviors including; settings being changed, fingerprinting of the system leading to targeted scams, and not triggering the malicious software if McAfee software is detected.
Affected products
2- Range: <=8.1.0.1895
- McAfee/McAfee WebAdvisorv5Range: unspecified
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1- service.mcafee.commitrex_refsource_MISC
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