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CVE-2012-6324

VMware Security Advisory 2012-0018

Severity Score

6.5
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

Directory traversal vulnerability in VMware vCenter Server Appliance (vCSA) 5.0 before Update 2 and 5.1 before Patch 1 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via unspecified vectors.

Vulnerabilidad de salto de directorio en in VMware vCenter Server Appliance (vCSA) v5.0 anteriores a Update 2 y v5.1 anteriores a Patch 1 permite que usuarios remotos autenticados accedan a ficheros de su elección mediante vectores de ataque no especificados

VMware has updated vCenter Server Appliance (vCSA) and ESX to address multiple security vulnerabilities

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2012-12-10 CVE Reserved
  • 2012-12-21 CVE Published
  • 2024-09-16 CVE Updated
  • 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CAPEC
References (1)
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Vmware
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Vcenter Server Appliance
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5.0
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-
Affected
Vmware
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Vcenter Server Appliance
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5.0
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update1
Affected
Vmware
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Vcenter Server Appliance
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5.0
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update1a
Affected
Vmware
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Vcenter Server Appliance
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5.1
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Affected