CVE-2016-7460 Information

Description

The Single Sign-On feature in VMware vCenter Server 5.5 before U3e and 6.0 before U2a and vRealize Automation 6.x before 6.2.5 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files or cause a denial of service via an 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:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Reference

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94485 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037327 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037329 http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0022.html

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

9.1