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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 External Entity (XXE) issue.

Published

2016-12-29T09:59:00.603

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 5.8 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: NONE
Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-611
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application vmware vsphere_client 5.5 Yes
Application vmware vsphere_client 5.5 Yes
Application vmware vsphere_client 5.5 Yes
Application vmware vsphere_client 5.5 Yes
Application vmware vsphere_client 5.5 Yes
Application vmware vsphere_client 6.0 Yes
Application vmware vsphere_client 6.0 Yes
Application vmware vsphere_client 6.0 Yes
Application vmware vsphere_client 6.0 Yes
Application vmware vsphere_client 6.0 Yes
Application vmware vsphere_client 6.0 Yes
Application vmware vsphere_client 6.0 Yes
References