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CVE-2017-4940

UNKNOWN
Published 2017-12-20T15:00:00Z
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Description

The ESXi Host Client in VMware ESXi (6.5 before ESXi650-201712103-SG, 5.5 before ESXi600-201711103-SG and 5.5 before ESXi550-201709102-SG) contains a vulnerability that may allow for stored cross-site scripting (XSS). An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by injecting Javascript, which might get executed when other users access the Host Client.

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No exploits available for this CVE.

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Affected Products

VMware

ESXi

Affected Versions:

6.5 before ESXi650-201712103-SG 6.0 before ESXi600-201711103-SG 5.5 before ESXi550-201709102-SG)

GitHub Security Advisories

Community-driven vulnerability intelligence from GitHub

⚠ Unreviewed MODERATE

GHSA-29hc-rp6w-74v3

Advisory Details

The ESXi Host Client in VMware ESXi (6.5 before ESXi650-201712103-SG, 5.5 before ESXi600-201711103-SG and 5.5 before ESXi550-201709102-SG) contains a vulnerability that may allow for stored cross-site scripting (XSS). An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by injecting Javascript, which might get executed when other users access the Host Client.

CVSS Scoring

CVSS Score

5.0

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

References

ADVISORY https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-4940
WEB https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0021.html
WEB http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040024

Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: May 13, 2022, Modified: May 13, 2022

References

https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0021.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040024
Published: 2017-12-20T15:00:00Z
Last Modified: 2024-09-17T03:02:37.214Z
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