High severity · published Nov 17, 2017
CVE-2017-4928
The flash-based vSphere Web Client (6.0 prior to 6.0 U3c and 5.5 prior to 5.5 U3f) i.e
7.5
CVSS
1.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The flash-based vSphere Web Client (6.0 prior to 6.0 U3c and 5.5 prior to 5.5 U3f) i.e. not the new HTML5-based vSphere Client, contains SSRF and CRLF injection issues due to improper neutralization of URLs. An attacker may exploit these issues by sending a POST request with modified headers towards internal services leading to information disclosure.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.2% · higher than 69% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
VS
vCenter Server · VMware
5.5; 5.5; 5.5; 5.5; 5.5; 5.5; +21 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-4928
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-4928
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101785
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039759
Patch
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0017.html
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