VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2014-8371
VMware vCenter Server Appliance (vCSA) 5.5 before Update 2, 5.1 before Update 3, and 5.0 before Update 3c does not properly validate certificates when connecting to a CIM Server on an ESXi host, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof CIM…
MEDIUM 4.3EPSS 0.59%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.59%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
VMware vCenter Server Appliance (vCSA) 5.5 before Update 2, 5.1 before Update 3, and 5.0 before Update 3c does not properly validate certificates when connecting to a CIM Server on an ESXi host, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof CIM servers via a crafted certificate.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.59% probability · 46th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-310
- Affected
- vmware/vcenter server appliance
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Dec/23
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534161/100/0/threaded
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2014-0012.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Dec/23
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534161/100/0/threaded
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2014-0012.htmlVendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.