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CVE-2009-2312

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.6 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2009-07-02 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-310

Description

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.

Affected products

• McAfee Smartfilter: 4.2.1.00

References

• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2009-03/0314.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/34390
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49338
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2009-03/0314.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/34390
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49338

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