CVE-2017-4923

CVSS V2 Medium 5 CVSS V3 Critical 9.8

Description

VMware vCenter Server (6.5 prior to 6.5 U1) contains an information disclosure vulnerability. This issue may allow plaintext credentials to be obtained when using the vCenter Server Appliance file-based backup feature.

Overview

CVE ID
CVE-2017-4923

Assigner
security@vmware.com

Vulnerability Status
Analyzed

Published Version
2017-08-01T16:29:00

Last Modified Date
2019-10-03T00:03:26

Weakness Enumerations

CWE	URL
CWE-200	http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/200.html

CPE Configuration (Product)

CPE	Vulnerable	Operator	Version Start	Version End
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:::::::*	1	OR

CVSS Version 2

Version
2.0

Vector String
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Access Vector
NETWORK

Access Compatibility
LOW

Authentication
NONE

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL

Integrity Impact
NONE

Availability Impact
NONE

Base Score
5

Severity
MEDIUM

Exploitability Score
10

Impact Score
2.9

CVSS Version 3

Version
3.0

Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK

Attack Compatibility
LOW

Privileges Required
NONE

User Interaction
NONE

Scope
UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact
HIGH

Availability Impact
HIGH

Base Score
9.8

Base Severity
CRITICAL

Exploitability Score
3.9

Impact Score
5.9

References

Reference URL	Reference Tags
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0013.html	Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039013	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99997	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

Sources

Source Name	Source URL
NIST	https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-4923
MITRE	https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-4923

History

Created	Old Value	New Value	Data Type	Notes
2022-05-10 17:26:47				Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-02 19:16:06	2017-08-01T16:29Z	2017-08-01T16:29:00	CVE Published Date	updated
2022-12-02 19:16:06		2019-10-03T00:03:26	CVE Modified Date	updated
2022-12-02 19:16:06		Analyzed	Vulnerability Status	updated