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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 bef…

Published 10 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
6.1
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.1%
percentile 65%
Public exploits
0
none known

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.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

1.07% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 65% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.06.1CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
NVD2.04.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
Technology feeds
VMware (RSS, critical only)

References

  • packetstormsecurity.com /files/137189/VMWare-vSphere-Web-Client-6.0-Cross-Site-Scripting.html · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • vmware.com /security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0006.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • hyp3rlinx.altervista.org /advisories/VMWARE-VSPHERE-FLASH-XSS.txt · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /archive/1/538484/100/0/threaded · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id/1035961 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred

Sources

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