CVE-2019-5538

CVSS V2 Medium 4.3 CVSS V3 Medium 5.9
Description
Sensitive information disclosure vulnerability resulting from a lack of certificate validation during the File-Based Backup and Restore operations of VMware vCenter Server Appliance (6.7 before 6.7u3a and 6.5 before 6.5u3d) may allow a malicious actor to intercept sensitive data in transit over SCP. A malicious actor with man-in-the-middle positioning between vCenter Server Appliance and a backup target may be able to intercept sensitive data in transit during File-Based Backup and Restore operations.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2019-5538
  • Assigner
  • security@vmware.com
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Analyzed
  • Published Version
  • 2019-10-28T16:15:14
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2021-08-24T10:59:07
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-295 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/295.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:-:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:a:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:b:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:c:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:d:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:e:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:f:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update1:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update1b:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update1c:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update1d:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update1e:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update1g:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update2:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update2b:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update2c:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update2d:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update2g:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update3:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:-:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:a:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:b:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:d:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:update1:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:update1b:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:update2:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:update2a:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:update2c:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:update3:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
  • Access Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Access Compatibility
  • MEDIUM
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact
  • NONE
  • Availability Impact
  • NONE
  • Base Score
  • 4.3
  • Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 8.6
  • Impact Score
  • 2.9
CVSS Version 3
  • Version
  • 3.1
  • Vector String
  • CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
  • Attack Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Attack Compatibility
  • HIGH
  • Privileges Required
  • NONE
  • User Interaction
  • NONE
  • Scope
  • UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • HIGH
  • Availability Impact
  • NONE
  • Base Score
  • 5.9
  • Base Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 2.2
  • Impact Score
  • 3.6
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2019-0018.html Vendor Advisory
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-5538
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-5538
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 06:56:17 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-04 05:05:51 2019-10-28T16:15Z 2019-10-28T16:15:14 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-04 05:05:51 2021-08-24T10:59:07 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-04 05:05:51 Analyzed Vulnerability Status updated