VMware ESX Server up to 2.5.2 Management Interface cross site scripting
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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in VMware ESX Server up to 2.5.2 (Virtualization Software). This issue affects an unknown code block of the component Management Interface. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:
Unspecified vulnerability in the Management Interface in VMware ESX Server 2.x up to 2.5.x before 24 December 2005 allows "remote code execution in the Web browser" via unspecified attack vectors, probably related to cross-site scripting (XSS).
The bug was discovered 06/01/2006. The weakness was disclosed 12/30/2005 with Vmware (Website). The advisory is shared at vmware.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-4583 since 12/29/2005. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.
It is declared as proof-of-concept.
Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at vmware.com.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (23880). The entry 27878 is pretty similar.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.9
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VulDB Temp Score: 3.9
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Exploiting
Class: Cross site scriptingCWE: CWE-79 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
ATT&CK: T1059.007
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasures
Recommended: PatchStatus: 🔍
Patch: vmware.com
Timeline
12/24/2005 🔍12/29/2005 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: vmware.comAdvisory: vmware.com
Researcher: http://www.vmware.com
Organization: Vmware
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2005-4583 (🔍)
X-Force: 23880
SecurityTracker: 1015422
Vulnerability Center: 11312 - VMWare ESX Server XSS, Low
SecurityFocus: 16086 - VMWare ESX Server Management Interface HTML Injection Vulnerability
Secunia: 18250 - VMware ESX Server Management Interface Script Insertion, Less Critical
OSVDB: 22119 - VMware ESX Server Management Interface Unspecified XSS
Vupen: ADV-2005-3084
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20060413
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Entry
Created: 01/03/2006 12:06Updated: 06/17/2019 11:32
Changes: 01/03/2006 12:06 (84), 06/17/2019 11:32 (1)
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