VMware vSphere ESXi/vCenter Server up to 6.7 Session Expiration session expiration

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in VMware vSphere ESXi and vCenter Server up to 6.7. This impacts an unknown function of the component Session Expiration. Such manipulation leads to session expiration. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2019-5531. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in VMware vSphere ESXi and vCenter Server up to 6.7 (Virtualization Software). Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the component Session Expiration. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a session expiration vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-613. According to WASC, "Insufficient Session Expiration is when a web site permits an attacker to reuse old session credentials or session IDs for authorization." Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

VMware vSphere ESXi (6.7 prior to ESXi670-201904101-SG, 6.5 prior to ESXi650-201907101-SG, 6.0 prior to ESXi600-201909001) and VMware vCenter Server (6.7 prior to 6.7 U1b, 6.5 prior to 6.5 U2b and 6.0 prior to 6.0 U3j) contain an information disclosure vulnerability in clients arising from insufficient session expiration. An attacker with physical access or an ability to mimic a websocket connection to a user?s browser may be able to obtain control of a VM Console after the user has logged out or their session has timed out.

The weakness was released 09/18/2019 (Website). The advisory is available at vmware.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2019-5531 since 01/07/2019. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-109753, VDB-141987 and VDB-141988. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.7

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VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Session expiration
CWE: CWE-613
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

01/07/2019 🔍
09/18/2019 +254 days 🔍
09/19/2019 +1 days 🔍
12/26/2023 +1559 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: vmware.com

Advisory: 154536
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2019-5531 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-5531
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-141986
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20060413
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Entryinfo

Created: 09/19/2019 14:32
Updated: 12/26/2023 13:24
Changes: 09/19/2019 14:32 (57), 08/30/2020 14:39 (1), 12/26/2023 13:24 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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