CVE-2009-2312
SmartFilter Web Gateway Security 4.2.1.00 stores user credentials in cleartext in config.txt and...
SmartFilter Web Gateway Security 4.2.1.00 stores user credentials in cleartext in config.txt and uses insecure permissions for this file, which allows local users to gain privileges.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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SmartFilter Web Gateway Security 4.2.1.00 stores user credentials in cleartext in config.txt and uses insecure permissions for this file, which allows local users to gain privileges.
- Record
CVE-2009-2312- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-310
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
SmartFilter Web Gateway Security 4.2.1.00 stores user credentials in cleartext in config.txt and uses insecure permissions for this file, which allows local users to gain privileges.
- Record
CVE-2009-2312- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-2308 No score
SmartFilter Web Gateway Security 4.2.1.00 stores user credentials in cleartext in config.txt and uses insecure permissions for this file, which allows local users to gain privileges.
- Record
EUVD-2009-2308- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2424-8qh4-3ggg No score
SmartFilter Web Gateway Security 4.2.1.00 stores user credentials in cleartext in config.txt and...
SmartFilter Web Gateway Security 4.2.1.00 stores user credentials in cleartext in config.txt and uses insecure permissions for this file, which allows local users to gain privileges.
- Record
GHSA-2424-8qh4-3ggg- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2009-2312 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) in Mcafee Smartfilter, published July 2, 2009. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.29%, the 22nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.