CVE-2013-4884

McAfee SuperScan 4.0 - Cross-Site Scripting via UTF-7 Encoded Server Response

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2013-4884. PoCs published by Trustwave's SpiderLabs.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This advisory describes a UTF-7 encoded XSS vulnerability in McAfee SuperScan 4.0, where a crafted server response can inject malicious payloads into generated port scan reports. The exploit leverages UTF-7 encoding to bypass input validation.

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in McAfee SuperScan 4.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via UTF-7 encoded sequences in a server response, which is not properly handled in the SuperScan HTML report.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Trustwave's SpiderLabs · textwebappswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/27406

This advisory describes a UTF-7 encoded XSS vulnerability in McAfee SuperScan 4.0, where a crafted server response can inject malicious payloads into generated port scan reports. The exploit leverages UTF-7 encoding to bypass input validation.

Classification
Writeup 100%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: McAfee SuperScan 4.0
No auth needed
Prerequisites: A server under attacker control to craft malicious responses
MITRE ATT&CK
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (6)

Core 6
Core References
Exploit mailing-list x_refsource_fulldisc
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2013/Aug/68
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/61640
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/86257
Exploit exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/27406

Scores

EPSS 0.0427
EPSS Percentile 89.9%

Details

CWE
CWE-79
Status published
Products (1)
mcafee/superscan 4.0
Published Jan 21, 2014
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026