CVE-2017-3968
McAfee Network Security Management (NSM) and Network Data Loss Prevention (NDLP)- Password recovery exploitation vulnerability
Session fixation vulnerability in the web interface in McAfee Network Security Manager (NSM) before 8.2.7.42.2 and McAfee Network Data Loss Prevention (NDLP) before 9.3.4.1.5 allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information or manipulate the database via a crafted authentication cookie.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
McAfee Network Security Management (NSM) and Network Data Loss Prevention (NDLP)- Password recovery exploitation vulnerability
Session fixation vulnerability in the web interface in McAfee Network Security Manager (NSM) before 8.2.7.42.2 and McAfee Network Data Loss Prevention (NDLP) before 9.3.4.1.5 allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information or manipulate the database via a crafted authentication cookie.
- Record
CVE-2017-3968- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-13085
Session fixation vulnerability in the web interface in McAfee Network Security Manager (NSM) before 8.2.7.42.2 and McAfee Network Data Loss Prevention (NDLP) before 9.3.4.1.5 allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information or manipulate the database via a crafted authentication cookie.
- Record
EUVD-2017-13085- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wp6v-87jv-h5gr
Session fixation vulnerability in the web interface in McAfee Network Security Manager (NSM)...
Session fixation vulnerability in the web interface in McAfee Network Security Manager (NSM) before 8.2.7.42.2 and McAfee Network Data Loss Prevention (NDLP) before 9.3.4.1.5 allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information or manipulate the database via a crafted authentication cookie.
- Record
GHSA-wp6v-87jv-h5gr- CVSS 3.0
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-384
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Session fixation vulnerability in the web interface in McAfee Network Security Manager (NSM) before 8.2.7.42.2 and McAfee Network Data Loss Prevention (NDLP) before 9.3.4.1.5 allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information or manipulate the database via a crafted authentication cookie.
- Record
CVE-2017-3968- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:L - CVSS 3.0
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 6.4 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-384
- 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-2017-3968 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Mcafee Network Data Loss Prevention (ndlp), published June 13, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.50%, the 74th percentile. No source names a fixed version.