NGS00156 Patch Notification: McAfee Email and Web Security Appliance v5.6 - Active sesssion tokens of other users are disclosed within the UI

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Medium Risk Vulnerability in McAfee Email and Web Security Appliance

29 March 2012

Ben Williams of NGS Secure has discovered a medium risk vulnerability in the 
McAfee Email and Web Security Appliance  

Impact: Active session tokens of other users are disclosed within the UI

Versions affected:

All versions prior to 5.5 Patch 6, Email and Web Security 5.6 Patch 3, McAfee 
Email Gateway 7.0 Patch 1

NGS Secure is going to withhold details of this flaw for three months. This 
three month window will allow users the time needed to apply the patch before 
the details are released to the general public. This reflects the NGS Secure 
approach to responsible disclosure.

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