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FKIE_CVE-2016-7460

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2016-12-29 09:59 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:53

Severity

9.1 (Critical) - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Summary

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

URL	Tags
security@vmware.com	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94485	Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
security@vmware.com	http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037327
security@vmware.com	http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037329
security@vmware.com	http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0022.html	Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94485	Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037327
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037329
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0022.html	Vendor Advisory

Impacted products

Vendor	Product	Version
vmware	vrealize_automation	6.0.0
vmware	vrealize_automation	6.0.1
vmware	vrealize_automation	6.0.1.1
vmware	vrealize_automation	6.0.1.2
vmware	vrealize_automation	6.1.0
vmware	vrealize_automation	6.1.1
vmware	vrealize_automation	6.2.0
vmware	vrealize_automation	6.2.1
vmware	vrealize_automation	6.2.2
vmware	vrealize_automation	6.2.3
vmware	vrealize_automation	6.2.4

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CVE-2016-7460 (GCVE-0-2016-7460)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-12-29 09:02 – Updated: 2024-08-06 01:57

Summary

Severity

No CVSS data available.

CWE

Assigner

vmware mitre root

References

4 references

URL	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94485	vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037329	vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037327	vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-20…	x_refsource_CONFIRM

Date Public

2016-11-22 00:00

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Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date	Other

Nomenclature

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