CVE-2016-7459

Severity Score

7.7

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

VMware vCenter Server 5.5 before U3e and 6.0 before U2a allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a (1) Log Browser, (2) Distributed Switch setup, or (3) Content Library XML document containing an external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.

VMware vCenter Server 5.5 en versiones anteriores a U3e y 6.0 en versiones anteriores a U2a permite a usuarios remotos autenticados leer archivos arbitrarios a través de un documento (1) Log Browser, (2) Distributed Switch setup, o (3) Content Library XML que contiene una declaración de entidad externa en conjunción con una referencia de entidad, relacionado con un problema XML External Entity (XXE).

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Changed

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

2016-09-09 CVE Reserved
2016-11-24 CVE Published
2023-03-07 EPSS Updated
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-611: Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

CAPEC

References (3)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94486	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037329	Vdb Entry

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0022.html	2018-10-30

URL	Date	SRC

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 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Vcenter Server"				5.0 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Vcenter Server" and version "5.0"		-		Affected
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Vcenter Server Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Vcenter Server"				5.5 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Vcenter Server" and version "5.5"		-		Affected
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Vcenter Server Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Vcenter Server"				5.5 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Vcenter Server" and version "5.5"		1		Affected
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Vcenter Server Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Vcenter Server"				5.5 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Vcenter Server" and version "5.5"		2		Affected
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Vcenter Server Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Vcenter Server"				5.5 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Vcenter Server" and version "5.5"		3a		Affected
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Vcenter Server Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Vcenter Server"				5.5 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Vcenter Server" and version "5.5"		3b		Affected
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Vcenter Server Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Vcenter Server"				6.0 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Vcenter Server" and version "6.0"		-		Affected
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Vcenter Server Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Vcenter Server"				6.0 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Vcenter Server" and version "6.0"		1		Affected
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Vcenter Server Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Vcenter Server"				6.0 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Vcenter Server" and version "6.0"		1b		Affected
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Vcenter Server Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Vcenter Server"				6.0 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Vcenter Server" and version "6.0"		2		Affected
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Vcenter Server Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Vcenter Server"				6.0 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Vcenter Server" and version "6.0"		2m		Affected
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Vcenter Server Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Vcenter Server"				6.0 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Vcenter Server" and version "6.0"		a		Affected
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Vcenter Server Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Vcenter Server"				6.0 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Vcenter Server" and version "6.0"		b		Affected