CVE-2012-2212
** DISPUTED ** McAfee Web Gateway 7.0 allows remote attackers to bypass the access configuration...
McAfee Web Gateway 7.0 allows remote attackers to bypass the access configuration for the CONNECT method by providing an arbitrary allowed hostname in the Host HTTP header. NOTE: this issue might not be reproducible, because the researcher did not provide configuration details for the vulnerable system, and the observed behavior might be consistent with a configuration that was (perhaps inadvertently) designed to allow access based on Host HTTP headers
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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McAfee Web Gateway 7.0 allows remote attackers to bypass the access configuration for the CONNECT method by providing an arbitrary allowed hostname in the Host HTTP header. NOTE: this issue might not be reproducible, because the researcher did not provide configuration details for the vulnerable system, and the observed behavior might be consistent with a configuration that was (perhaps inadvertently) designed to allow access based on Host HTTP headers
- Record
CVE-2012-2212- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
McAfee Web Gateway 7.0 allows remote attackers to bypass the access configuration for the CONNECT method by providing an arbitrary allowed hostname in the Host HTTP header. NOTE: this issue might not be reproducible, because the researcher did not provide configuration details for the vulnerable system, and the observed behavior might be consistent with a configuration that was (perhaps inadvertently) designed to allow access based on Host HTTP headers
- Record
CVE-2012-2212- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-2206No score
McAfee Web Gateway 7.0 allows remote attackers to bypass the access configuration for the CONNECT method by providing an arbitrary allowed hostname in the Host HTTP header. NOTE: this issue might not be reproducible, because the researcher did not provide configuration details for the vulnerable system, and the observed behavior might be consistent with a configuration that was (perhaps inadvertently) designed to allow access based on Host HTTP headers
- Record
EUVD-2012-2206- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m5cr-23pc-hg72No score
** DISPUTED ** McAfee Web Gateway 7.0 allows remote attackers to bypass the access configuration...
** DISPUTED ** McAfee Web Gateway 7.0 allows remote attackers to bypass the access configuration for the CONNECT method by providing an arbitrary allowed hostname in the Host HTTP header. NOTE: this issue might not be reproducible, because the researcher did not provide configuration details for the vulnerable system, and the observed behavior might be consistent with a configuration that was (perhaps inadvertently) designed to allow access based on Host HTTP headers.
- Record
GHSA-m5cr-23pc-hg72- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
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| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
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In short
CVE-2012-2212 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Mcafee Web Gateway, published April 28, 2012. Its validity is disputed. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.43%, the 73rd percentile.