CVE-2016-7459 Information

Description

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.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

Reference

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94486 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037329 http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0022.html

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction Required

LOW

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

CHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score

NONE

Base Severity

7.7