CVE-2016-2078 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Microsoft	Windows
Vmware	Vcenter Server

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:5.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:5.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.0:::::::*

Configuration 2 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

No data.

References

Link	Providers
http://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/VMWARE-VSPHERE-FLASH-XSS.txt
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137189/VMWare-vSphere-Web-Client-6.0-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538484/100/0/threaded
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035961
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0006.html

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2016-06-08T14:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-05T23:17:50.509Z

Reserved: 2016-01-26T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2016-2078

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-06-08T14:59:33.563

Modified: 2024-11-21T02:47:45.950

Link: CVE-2016-2078

Redhat

No data.

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