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VMware vCenter Multiple Vulnerabilities (VMSA-2015-0008)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 87592
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Synopsis
The remote host has a virtualization management application installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.Description
The VMware vCenter Server installed on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities :- An XML external entity (XXE) injection flaw exists in Flex BlazeDS in the file flex-messaging-core.jar due to an incorrectly configured XML parser accepting XML external entities from untrusted sources. A remote attacker can exploit this, via a specially crafted AMF message containing an XML external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, to read arbitrary files and thus gain access to potentially sensitive information. (CVE-2015-3269)
- A server-side request forgery (SSRF) vulnerability exists in Flex BlazeDS. A remote attacker can exploit this, via a crafted XML document, to direct HTTP traffic to intranet servers, thus bypassing access restrictions and allowing further host-based attacks to be conducted.
(CVE-2015-5255)
Solution
Upgrade to VMware vCenter Server version 5.5u3 (5.5.0 build-3000241) / 5.1u3b (5.1.0 build-3070521) / 5.0u3e (5.0.0 build-3073236) or later.See Also
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2015-0008.html
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 87592
File Name: vmware_vcenter_vmsa-2015-0008.nasl
Version: 1.5
Type: remote
Family: Misc.
Published: 12/22/2015
Updated: 11/22/2019
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5
Temporal Score: 3.9
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:vmware:vcenter_server
Required KB Items: Host/VMware/vCenter, Host/VMware/version, Host/VMware/release
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 11/18/2015
Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/18/2015
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2015-3269, CVE-2015-5255
VMSA: 2015-0008