CVE-2017-4923 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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: 2017-08-01

Score: 9.8 Critical

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-14040	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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00812.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99997
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039013
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0013.html

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Vmware Vcenter Server

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: vmware

Published: 2017-08-01T16:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T14:47:43.301Z

Reserved: 2016-12-26T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-4923

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-08-01T16:29:00.430

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2017-4923

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

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