VMware vCenter Server up to 5.1/5.5/6.0 on Windows cross site scripting

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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in VMware vCenter Server up to 5.1/5.5/6.0 on Windows. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. Such manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2016-2078. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in VMware vCenter Server up to 5.1/5.5/6.0 on Windows (Server Management Software). Affected by this issue is an unknown function. 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. CVE summarizes:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Web Client in VMware vCenter Server 5.1 before update 3d, 5.5 before update 3d, and 6.0 before update 2 on Windows allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the flashvars parameter.

The weakness was released 05/24/2016 by John Page (hyp3rlinx) as VMSA-2016-0006 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at vmware.com. The public release was coordinated with the vendor. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-2078 since 01/26/2016. The exploitation is known to be easy. 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. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 216104 (VMware vCenter 6.0.0 Update 2 Missing (VMSA-2016-0004, VMSA-2016-0006, VMSA-2016-0010)).

Applying the patch 5.1 U3d/5.5 U3d/6.0 U2 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 vulnerability database at SecurityTracker (ID 1035961†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-82457. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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• Server Management Software

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• VMware

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• vCenter Server

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• 5.0
• 5.1
• 5.2
• 5.3
• 5.4
• 5.5
• 6.0

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• commercial

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• Vendor: https://www.vmware.com/

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If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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