CVE-2016-7460 (GCVE-0-2016-7460)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-12-29 09:02 – Updated: 2024-08-06 01:57
VLAI
Summary
The Single Sign-On feature in VMware vCenter Server 5.5 before U3e and 6.0 before U2a and vRealize Automation 6.x before 6.2.5 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files or cause a denial of service via an XML document containing an external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.
Severity
9.1 (Critical)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
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/94485 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037329 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037327 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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