VMware ESXi 5.5 / 6.0 XSS (VMSA-2016-0023) (remote check)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 134876

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Synopsis

The remote VMware ESXi host is missing a security patch and is affected by a denial of service vulnerability.

Description

The remote VMware ESXi host is version 5.5 or 6.0, and is missing a security patch. It is, therefore, vulnerable to a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. The vulnerability exists due to improper validation of user-supplied input before returning it to users. An authenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, by importing a specially crafted VM, to inject arbitrary web script or HTML.

Solution

Apply the appropriate patch as referenced in the vendor advisory.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 134876

File Name: vmware_esxi_VMSA-2016-0023.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: remote

Family: Misc.

Published: 3/24/2020

Updated: 3/26/2020

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.5

Temporal Score: 2.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-7463

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.4

Temporal Score: 4.7

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:vmware:esxi

Required KB Items: Host/VMware/release, Host/VMware/version

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/20/2016

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/20/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-7463

BID: 94998

VMSA: 2016-0023

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