CVE-2024-0312 Uninstall Skyhigh Client Proxy without a valid uninstall password

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Info

  • CVE : CVE-2024-0312
  • CVSS : 5.5 (MEDIUM)

Summary

  • McAfee Client Proxy has challenge/response protection steps before to executes its uninstall program.
  • The protection program requests user to get a valid response code from system admin.
  • If user input a valid response code, the protection program executes its uninstaller.
  • if user fail to input a valid response code, the protection program denies to executes its uninstaller.
  • This Challenge/Response steps are vulnerable to simple API hooking and can be bypassed with any codes.