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CVE-2016-7459

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-611 Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE')
Publication date:
29/12/2016
Last modified:
12/04/2025

Description

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.

Impact

Vector 3.x
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N CVSS v3.1 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 7.70 HIGH
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope (S): Changed
Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): None

Base Score 3.x
7.70
Severity 3.x
HIGH
Vector 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 4.00 MEDIUM
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): Single
Confidentiality (C): Physical
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): None

Base Score 2.0
4.00
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:5.5:1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:5.5:2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:5.5:3a:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:5.5:3b:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.0:1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.0:1b:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.0:2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.0:2m:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.0:a:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.0:b:*:*:*:*:*:*

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