{"id":"CVE-2008-3514","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2008-3514","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T18:33:19.072Z","title":"VMware VirtualCenter 2.5 before Update 2 and 2.0.2 before Update 5 relies on client-side \"enabled/disabled functionality\" for access control, which allows remote attackers to determine valid user names by enabling functionality in the GUI and then…","description":"VMware VirtualCenter 2.5 before Update 2 and 2.0.2 before Update 5 relies on client-side \"enabled/disabled functionality\" for access control, which allows remote attackers to determine valid user names by enabling functionality in the GUI and then making an \"attempt to assign permissions to other system users.\"","published":"2008-08-13T12:42:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-16T22:55:58.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"2.0","score":5,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N"},"cwe":["CWE-200"],"affected":["vmware/virtualcenter"],"epss":{"score":0.01814,"percentile":0.78517,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"low","text":"Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.81%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/31468","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4150","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.insomniasec.com/advisories/ISVA-080812.1.htm","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495386/100/0/threaded","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30664","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020693","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0012.html","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/releasenotes_vc202u5.html","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2363","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44425","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/31468","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4150","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.insomniasec.com/advisories/ISVA-080812.1.htm","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495386/100/0/threaded","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30664","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020693","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0012.html","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/releasenotes_vc202u5.html","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2363","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44425","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3514","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}