cve-2016-7458
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2016-12-29 09:02
Modified
2024-08-06 01:57
Severity ?
Summary
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
security@vmware.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94483Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
security@vmware.comhttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037328
security@vmware.comhttp://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0022.htmlVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94483Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037328
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0022.htmlVendor Advisory
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