CVE-2016-2078 (GCVE-0-2016-2078)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-06-08 14:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 23:17
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Web Client in VMware vCenter Server 5.1 before update 3d, 5.5 before update 3d, and 6.0 before update 2 on Windows allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the flashvars parameter.
Severity
6.1 (Medium)
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
5 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137189/VMWar… | x_refsource_MISC |
| http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-20… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/VMWARE… | x_refsource_MISC |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538484/100… | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035961 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK |
Date Public
2016-05-24 00:00
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