CVE-2016-7460

critical

Description

The Single Sign-On feature in VMware vCenter Server 5.5 before U3e and 6.0 before U2a and vRealize Automation 6.x before 6.2.5 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files or cause a denial of service via an XML document containing an external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.

References

http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0022.html

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037329

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037327

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94485

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2016-12-29

Updated: 2017-07-28

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.1

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

Severity: Critical