CVE-2015-2758
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedThe ePO extension in McAfee Data Loss Prevention Endpoint (DLPe) before 9.3 Patch 4 Hotfix 16 (9.3.416.4) allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information, modify the database, or possibly have other unspecified impact via a crafted URL.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceThe ePO extension in McAfee Data Loss Prevention Endpoint (DLPe) contains an injection vulnerability that allows remote authenticated users to submit crafted URLs, potentially leading to sensitive information disclosure, unauthorized database modifications, or other unspecified impacts. The vulnerability exists in versions prior to 9.3 Patch 4 Hotfix 16 (9.3.416.4).
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 9.3.400CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- Single
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- Partial
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Check installed DLPe versionLocate the McAfee Data Loss Prevention Endpoint installation and retrieve the version number from the product, typically found in Add/Remove Programs, the product UI, or registry keys under the DLPe installation directoryAffected if The installed version is 9.3.400 or lower, or any version prior to 9.3.416.4 (9.3 Patch 4 Hotfix 16)
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Verify ePO extension presenceAccess the ePO console and navigate to the extensions or plugins section to confirm whether the DLPe ePO extension is installedAffected if The ePO extension for DLPe is present in the ePO console
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Confirm ePO console is network-accessibleDetermine if the ePO console is reachable over the network by checking its binding address, firewall rules, or by attempting to access the console URL from a remote systemAffected if The ePO console is exposed to network access beyond localhost
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Review ePO user accountsCheck the ePO console user directory to identify all accounts with permissions to submit requests or access the DLPe extension functionalityAffected if There are authenticated user accounts in ePO beyond the administrator who may have access to the DLPe extension
You are affected if McAfee DLPe is installed at version 9.3.400 or lower AND the ePO extension is enabled and accessible to authenticated users
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpgrade McAfee DLPe to version 9.3.416.4 or later. Until patches can be applied, restrict ePO console access to only necessary personnel and implement additional web application firewall rules to detect and block malicious URL patterns.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2015-2758 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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