CVE-2009-3566

McAfee IntruShield Network Security Manager < 5.1.11.8.1 - Cross-Site Scripting via Session Cookie

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2009-3566. PoCs published by Daniel King.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates an XSS vulnerability in McAfee Network Security Manager due to lack of HTTPOnly protection on cookies. The PoC injects a script to exfiltrate cookie-based authentication credentials to an attacker-controlled server.

Description

McAfee IntruShield Network Security Manager (NSM) before 5.1.11.8.1 does not include the HTTPOnly flag in the Set-Cookie header for the session identifier, which allows remote attackers to hijack a session by leveraging a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Daniel King · textwebappsjsp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33347

This exploit demonstrates an XSS vulnerability in McAfee Network Security Manager due to lack of HTTPOnly protection on cookies. The PoC injects a script to exfiltrate cookie-based authentication credentials to an attacker-controlled server.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: McAfee Network Security Manager 5.1.7.7
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Victim must visit a crafted URL
MITRE ATT&CK
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (9)

Core 9
Core References
Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3226
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023172
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37004
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54251
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/59912
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507822/100/0/threaded
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/37178

Scores

EPSS 0.0404
EPSS Percentile 89.3%

Details

CWE
CWE-79
Status published
Products (3)
mcafee/intrushield_network_security_manager 5.1.7.7
mcafee/intrushield_network_security_manager 5.1.7.73
mcafee/intrushield_network_security_manager < 5.1.7.74
Published Nov 13, 2009
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026