CVE-2017-4926 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

VMware vCenter Server (6.5 prior to 6.5 U1) contains a vulnerability that may allow for stored cross-site scripting (XSS). An attacker with VC user privileges can inject malicious java-scripts which will get executed when other VC users access the page.

Published: 2017-09-15

Score: 5.4 Medium

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

VMware

vCenter Server

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`6.5 prior to 6.5 U1`	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-2017-14043	VMware vCenter Server (6.5 prior to 6.5 U1) contains a vulnerability that may allow for stored cross-site scripting (XSS). An attacker with VC user privileges can inject malicious java-scripts which will get executed when other VC users access the page.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00206.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100844
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039364
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0015.html

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Vmware Vcenter Server

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: vmware

Published: 2017-09-15T13:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-09-16T17:59:16.493Z

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

Link: CVE-2017-4926

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-09-15T13:29:00.277

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

Link: CVE-2017-4926

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-79

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