Medium severity · published Jun 8, 2016
CVE-2016-2078
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…
6.1
CVSS
1.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.1% · higher than 65% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
VS
vCenter Server · VMware
5.1; 5.5; 6.0; 5.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2078
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2078
hyp3rlinx.altervista.org
http://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/VMWARE-VSPHERE-FLASH-XSS.txt
Exploit
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137189/VMWare-vSphere-Web-Client-6.0-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538484/100/0/threaded
www.securitytracker.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035961
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0006.html
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