VMware vCenter 4.0/4.1 vCenter Server information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in VMware vCenter 4.0/4.1. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component vCenter Server. The manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2011-1788. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in VMware vCenter 4.0/4.1 (Server Management Software). Affected is some unknown functionality of the component vCenter Server. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

vCenter Server in VMware vCenter 4.0 before Update 3 and 4.1 before Update 1 allows local users to discover the SOAP session ID via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was disclosed 05/09/2011 (Website). The advisory is available at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2011-1788. The exploitability is told to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1592 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 53840 (VMSA-2011-0008 : VMware vCenter Server and vSphere Client security vulnerabilities), 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 4.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (67304), Tenable (53840), SecurityFocus (BID 47742†), OSVDB (72179†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1025502†). The entries VDB-57403 and VDB-57397 are pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Nessus ID: 53840
Nessus Name: VMSA-2011-0008 : VMware vCenter Server and vSphere Client security vulnerabilities
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: vCenter 4.0

Timelineinfo

04/19/2011 🔍
05/05/2011 +16 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: vmware.com

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2011-1788 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-1788
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-57402

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X-Force: 67304
SecurityFocus: 47742 - VMware vCenter Server SOAP Session ID Information Disclosure Vulnerability
OSVDB: 72179
SecurityTracker: 1025502
Vulnerability Center: 31443 - VMware vCenter Server Local SOAP Session ID Disclosure, Low

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

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 12/01/2024 23:55
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (59), 03/22/2017 09:52 (9), 11/07/2021 08:05 (4), 11/07/2021 08:06 (1), 12/01/2024 23:55 (17)
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