CVE-2019-3661
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 · uneditedImproper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') in McAfee Advanced Threat Defense (ATD) prior to 4.8 allows remote authenticated attacker to execute database commands via carefully constructed time based payloads.
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 confidenceSQL injection vulnerability in McAfee Advanced Threat Defense (ATD) allows remote authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary database commands through specially crafted time-based SQL payloads. The vulnerability exists in versions prior to 4.8 and enables blind SQL injection attacks where attackers can infer database content based on time delays.
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< 4.8CVSS 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
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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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Confirm McAfee ATD installation existsLocate McAfee Advanced Threat Defense in your environment by checking installed software listings, services, or documentation of security tooling.Affected if McAfee ATD is present in the environment
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Identify installed ATD versionUse system inventory tools, ATD admin console, or check version information through ATD management interface to determine the exact version number.Affected if Installed version is lower than 4.8 (e.g., 4.7.x, 4.6.x, earlier)
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Determine if management interface is network accessibleReview firewall rules, network segmentation, and access control lists to check whether the ATD management interface is reachable from networks outside the trusted internal network.Affected if Management interface is exposed to untrusted or external networks
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Assess authentication exposureReview ATD user accounts and access controls to determine if credentials could be obtained by external or untrusted users, or if default/test accounts remain active.Affected if ATD accepts authentication from users outside the trusted admin group or uses easily compromised credentials
You are affected if McAfee ATD is installed with a version lower than 4.8 and its management interface is network-accessible to attackers who could obtain valid credentials.
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 data4.8
Upgrade McAfee Advanced Threat Defense to version 4.8 or later. Additionally, apply principle of least privilege to ATD accounts and restrict network access to the management interface to reduce attack surface.
- Consultation4.0 h
- Implementation4.0 h
- Testing8.0 h
- Review / QA4.0 h
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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-2019-3661 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.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- 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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