VMware vCenter Server up to 5.0/5.1/5.5 Reflected cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in VMware vCenter Server up to 5.0/5.1/5.5. The impacted element is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in cross site scripting (Reflected). This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2015-6931. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in VMware vCenter Server up to 5.0/5.1/5.5 (Server Management Software). This affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability (Reflected). CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the vSphere Web Client in VMware vCenter Server 5.0 before U3g, 5.1 before U3d, and 5.5 before U2d allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted URL.

The weakness was shared 06/14/2016 by Matt Schmidt as VMSA-2016-0009 as confirmed security advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at vmware.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2015-6931 since 09/14/2015. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 91713 (VMware vCenter Server 5.0.x < 5.0u3g / 5.1.x < 5.1u3d / 5.5.x < 5.5u2d Reflected XSS (VMSA-2016-0009)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses : XSS and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 216106 (VMware vCenter Server Reflective Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability. (VMSA-2016-0009)).

Applying the patch 5.0 update 3g/5.1 update 3d/5.5 update 2d/6.0 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 Tenable (91713) and SecurityTracker (ID 1036112†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Name: Reflected
Class: Cross site scripting / Reflected
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 91713
Nessus Name: VMware vCenter Server 5.0.x < 5.0u3g / 5.1.x < 5.1u3d / 5.5.x < 5.5u2d Reflected XSS (VMSA-2016-0009)
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OpenVAS ID: 870650
OpenVAS Name: VMSA-2016-0009: VMware vCenter Server updates address an important reflective cross-site scripting issue
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Patch: 5.0 update 3g/5.1 update 3d/5.5 update 2d/6.0

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09/14/2015 🔍
06/14/2016 +274 days 🔍
06/14/2016 +0 days 🔍
06/15/2016 +1 days 🔍
06/17/2016 +2 days 🔍
06/20/2016 +3 days 🔍
07/02/2016 +12 days 🔍
01/28/2019 +940 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: vmware.com

Advisory: VMSA-2016-0009
Researcher: Matt Schmidt
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-6931 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-6931
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-88029
SecurityTracker: 1036112

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

Entryinfo

Created: 06/18/2016 00:04
Updated: 01/28/2019 09:49
Changes: 06/18/2016 00:04 (78), 01/28/2019 09:49 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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