VMware vCenter Server up to 4.0 Configuration File credentials management

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A vulnerability was found in VMware vCenter Server up to 4.0 (Server Management Software). It has been classified as problematic. This affects some unknown functionality of the component Configuration File. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a credentials management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-255. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

The vCenter Tomcat Management Application in VMware vCenter Server 4.1 before Update 1 stores log-on credentials in a configuration file, which allows local users to gain privileges by reading this file.

The weakness was shared 02/10/2011 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at vmware.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2010-2928 since 08/02/2010. The exploitability is told to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1552 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 51971 (VMSA-2011-0003 : Third-party component updates for VMware vCenter Server, vCenter Update Manager, ESXi and ESX), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family VMware ESX Local Security Checks.

Upgrading to version 4.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (65427) and Tenable (51971).

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Class: Credentials management
CWE: CWE-255
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Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 51971
Nessus Name: VMSA-2011-0003 : Third-party component updates for VMware vCenter Server, vCenter Update Manager, ESXi and ESX
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OpenVAS ID: 103454
OpenVAS Name: VMSA-2011-0003.2 Third party component updates for VMware vCenter Server, vCenter Update Manager, ESXi and ESX
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: vCenter Server 4.1

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08/02/2010 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: vmware.com

Advisory: vmware.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2010-2928 (🔍)
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X-Force: 65427
Vulnerability Center: 31503 - VMware vCenter Server 4.1 before Update 1 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability, Low
SecurityFocus: 30082
Secunia: 43307 - VMware vCenter Server Tomcat Credentials Information Disclosure, Not Critical
OSVDB: 70859 - VMware vCenter Server Tomcat Management Application Cleartext Credentials Disclosure

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20060413

Entryinfo

Created: 03/20/2015 16:16
Updated: 10/17/2021 08:24
Changes: 03/20/2015 16:16 (66), 03/22/2017 21:51 (10), 10/17/2021 08:24 (4)
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