CVE-2016-7458

MEDIUM

Vmware Vsphere Client - XXE

Title source: rule

Description

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.

References (3)

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94483

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037328

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0022.html

Scores

CVSS v3 5.8

EPSS 0.0045

EPSS Percentile 63.3%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N

Classification

CWE

CWE-611

Status published

Affected Products (13)

vmware/vsphere_client

n/a/n/a

Timeline

Published Dec 29, 2016

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026