VMware vCenter/ESXi 5.0/5.1 Patch 201212101 path traversal

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A vulnerability has been found in VMware vCenter and ESXi 5.0/5.1 (Server Management Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component Patch 201212101. The manipulation with the input value ../../ leads to a path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Directory traversal vulnerability in VMware vCenter Server Appliance (vCSA) 5.0 before Update 2 and 5.1 before Patch 1 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was published 12/20/2012 by Alexander Minozhenko with ERPScan as VMSA-2012-0018 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at vmware.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2012-6324 since 12/10/2012. The attack can be launched remotely. Required for exploitation is a single authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 103627 , which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is .

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (80777) and Tenable (103627). Similar entries are available at 4675, 7194 and 7819.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
ATT&CK: T1006

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Nessus ID: 103627
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OpenVAS ID: 103627
OpenVAS Name: VMSA-2012-0018: VMware security updates for vCSA and ESXi
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Vendor: vmware.com

Advisory: VMSA-2012-0018
Researcher: Alexander Minozhenko
Organization: ERPScan
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-6324 (🔍)
X-Force: 80777 - VMware vCenter Server Appliance unspecified directory traversal, Medium Risk
Vulnerability Center: 38138 - VMware vCenter Server Appliance (vCSA) 5.x Remote Authenticated Directory Traversal Vulnerability, Medium
SecurityFocus: 57021 - VMware vCenter Server Appliance (vCSA) Unspecified Directory Traversal Vulnerability
Secunia: 46859 - VMware vCenter Server Appliance Multiple Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
OSVDB: 88632

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20060413
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Created: 12/22/2012 23:26
Updated: 06/07/2017 15:06
Changes: 12/22/2012 23:26 (85), 06/07/2017 15:06 (1)
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