Information disclosure in vCenter Server Appliance - CVE-2019-5538
Published: October 30, 2019 / Updated: October 31, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU22423
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-5538
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: VMware, Inc
Affected software:
vCenter Server Appliance
vCenter Server Appliance
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a lack of certificate validation during the File-Based Backup and Restore operations. A remote attacker with man-in-the-middle positioning between vCenter Server Appliance and a backup target can intercept sensitive data in transit over SCP and gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-5538
Install updates from vendor's website.