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CVE-2017-4923

VMware vCenter Server (6.5 prior to 6.5 U1) contains an information disclosure vulnerability. This issue may allow plaintext credentials to be obtained when using the vCenter Server Appliance file-based backup feature.

Published

2017-08-01T16:29:00.430

Last Modified

2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 9.8 (CRITICAL)

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-200
CWE-522

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	vmware	vcenter_server	6.5	Yes

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99997 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039013 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0013.html Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99997 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039013 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0013.html Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)