CVE-2016-7459 (GCVE-0-2016-7459)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-12-29 09:02 – Updated: 2024-08-06 01:57
VLAI
Summary
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.
Severity
7.7 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
vmware CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard C 64/100 over 253 records in the last 180 days details
References
URL Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94486 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037329 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-20… x_refsource_CONFIRM
Date Public
2016-11-22 00:00
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