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CVE-2016-7458

VMware vSphere Client 5.5 before U3e and 6.0 before U2a allows remote vCenter Server and ESXi instances to read arbitrary files via an XML…

Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
5.8
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.2%
percentile 69%
Public exploits
0
none known

VMware vSphere Client 5.5 before U3e and 6.0 before U2a allows remote vCenter Server and ESXi instances to read arbitrary files via an XML document containing an external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

1.23% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 69% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.05.8CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
NVD2.05.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-611 Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

References

  • vmware.com /security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0022.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/94483 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id/1037328 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred

Sources

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