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CVE-2019-5538

Sensitive information disclosure vulnerability resulting from a lack of certificate validation during the File-Based Backup and Restore operations of VMware vCenter Server Appliance (6.7 before 6.7u3a and 6.5 before 6.5u3d) may allow a malicious actor to intercept sensitive data in transit over SCP. A malicious actor with man-in-the-middle positioning between vCenter Server Appliance and a backup target may be able to intercept sensitive data in transit during File-Based Backup and Restore operations.

Published

2019-10-28T16:15:14.963

Last Modified

2024-11-21T04:45:09.247

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 5.9 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

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

8.6

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-295
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application vmware vcenter_server 6.5 Yes
Application vmware vcenter_server 6.5 Yes
Application vmware vcenter_server 6.5 Yes
Application vmware vcenter_server 6.5 Yes
Application vmware vcenter_server 6.5 Yes
Application vmware vcenter_server 6.5 Yes
Application vmware vcenter_server 6.5 Yes
Application vmware vcenter_server 6.5 Yes
Application vmware vcenter_server 6.5 Yes
Application vmware vcenter_server 6.5 Yes
Application vmware vcenter_server 6.5 Yes
Application vmware vcenter_server 6.5 Yes
Application vmware vcenter_server 6.5 Yes
Application vmware vcenter_server 6.5 Yes
Application vmware vcenter_server 6.5 Yes
Application vmware vcenter_server 6.5 Yes
Application vmware vcenter_server 6.5 Yes
Application vmware vcenter_server 6.5 Yes
Application vmware vcenter_server 6.5 Yes
Application vmware vcenter_server 6.7 Yes
Application vmware vcenter_server 6.7 Yes
Application vmware vcenter_server 6.7 Yes
Application vmware vcenter_server 6.7 Yes
Application vmware vcenter_server 6.7 Yes
Application vmware vcenter_server 6.7 Yes
Application vmware vcenter_server 6.7 Yes
Application vmware vcenter_server 6.7 Yes
Application vmware vcenter_server 6.7 Yes
Application vmware vcenter_server 6.7 Yes
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