CVE-2016-7459

high

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.

References

http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0022.html

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037329

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94486

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2016-12-29

Updated: 2018-10-30

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.7

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

Severity: High