CVE-2016-7459

CVSS V2 Medium 4 CVSS V3 High 7.7
Description
VMware vCenter Server 5.5 before U3e and 6.0 before U2a allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a (1) Log Browser, (2) Distributed Switch setup, or (3) Content Library XML document containing an external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2016-7459
  • Assigner
  • security@vmware.com
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Modified
  • Published Version
  • 2016-12-29T09:59:00
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2018-10-30T16:27:38
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-611 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/611.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:5.5:1:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:5.5:2:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:5.5:3a:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:5.5:3b:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.0:1:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.0:1b:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.0:2:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.0:2m:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.0:a:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.0:b:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
  • Access Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Access Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Authentication
  • SINGLE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact
  • NONE
  • Availability Impact
  • NONE
  • Base Score
  • 4
  • Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 8
  • Impact Score
  • 2.9
CVSS Version 3
  • Version
  • 3.0
  • Vector String
  • CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
  • Attack Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Attack Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Privileges Required
  • LOW
  • User Interaction
  • NONE
  • Scope
  • CHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • HIGH
  • Availability Impact
  • NONE
  • Base Score
  • 7.7
  • Base Severity
  • HIGH
  • Exploitability Score
  • 3.1
  • Impact Score
  • 4
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0022.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94486 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037329
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7459
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-7459
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 17:54:47 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-02 12:37:15 2016-12-29T09:59Z 2016-12-29T09:59:00 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-02 12:37:15 2018-10-30T16:27:38 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-02 12:37:15 Modified Vulnerability Status updated