Command Injection in McAfee Advanced Threat Defense (ATD) (CVE-2017-4054)
Summary
Command injection in McAfee Advanced Threat Defense (ATD) (CVE-2017-4054). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
Command Injection vulnerability in the web interface in McAfee Advanced Threat Defense (ATD) 3.10, 3.8, 3.6, 3.4 allows remote authenticated users to execute a command of their choice via a crafted HTTP request parameter.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2017-4054 has been found in McAfee Advanced Threat Defense (ATD).
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: 8.8/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "McAfee Advanced Threat Defense (ATD) CVE-2017-4054" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2017-4054 (McAfee Advanced Threat Defense (ATD)) — CWE-77 / CVSS v3 8.8
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (CWE-77) exists in McAfee Advanced Threat Defense (ATD).
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of McAfee Advanced Threat Defense (ATD).
Severity: High (CVSS 8.8/10). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで McAfee Advanced Threat Defense (ATD) を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
References
- patch kc.mcafee.com
- web securityfocus.com