VulnerabilityModified
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 document containing an external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML…
MEDIUM 5.8EPSS 1.23%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.23%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 5.8 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.23% probability · 67th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-611
- Affected
- vmware/vsphere client
- Source
- security@vmware.com
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94483Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037328
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0022.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94483Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037328
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0022.htmlVendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.