CVE-2016-7463

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Host Client in VMware vSphere Hypervisor (aka ESXi) 5.5 and 6.0 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted VM.

CVSS v3 5.4 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 3.5 LOW

5.4^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Exploitability : 2.3 / Impact : 2.7

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

3.5^/10

CVSS v2.0 : LOW

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

Exploitability : 6.8 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication SINGLE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94998
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037501
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0023.html	Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94998
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037501
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0023.html	Patch Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:::::::*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2016-12-29 09:59

Updated : 2025-04-12 10:46

NVD link : CVE-2016-7463

Mitre link : CVE-2016-7463

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-7463

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Products Affected

vmware

esxi

CWE

CWE-79

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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