CVE-2016-7458

VMware vSphere Client 5.5 before U3e and 6.0 before U2a allows remote vCenter Server and ESXi instances to read arbitrary files via an XML document containing an external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.

Score

CVSS 3.0 5.8 Medium

Status

Modified - security@vmware.com

Published

2016-12-29

Last modified

2024-08-06

Weaknesses

CWE-611

Affected products

• Vsphere Client (Vmware)

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94483
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037328
• http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0022.html