CVE-2014-3797

VMware Security Advisory 2014-0012

Severity Score

6.1

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in VMware vCenter Server Appliance (vCSA) 5.1 before Update 3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

Vulnerabilidad de XSS en VMware vCenter Server Appliance (vCSA) 5.1 anterior a Update 3 permite a atacantes remotos inyectar secuencias de comandos web o HTML arbitrarios a través de vectores no especificados.

VMware vSphere product updates address a Cross Site Scripting issue, a certificate validation issue and security vulnerabilities in third-party libraries.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Partial

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2014-05-20 CVE Reserved
2014-12-05 CVE Published
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

CAPEC

References (3)

URL	Tag	Source
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Dec/23	Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534161/100/0/threaded	Mailing List

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2014-0012.html	2018-10-09

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Vcenter Server Appliance Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Vcenter Server Appliance"				5.1 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Vcenter Server Appliance" and version "5.1"		-		Affected
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Vcenter Server Appliance Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Vcenter Server Appliance"				5.1 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Vcenter Server Appliance" and version "5.1"		update_1		Affected
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Vcenter Server Appliance Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Vcenter Server Appliance"				5.1 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Vcenter Server Appliance" and version "5.1"		update_2		Affected