XML External Entity injection in Aria Automation (formerly vRealize Automation) - CVE-2016-7460

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XML External Entity injection in Aria Automation (formerly vRealize Automation) - CVE-2016-7460

Published: December 29, 2016 / Updated: August 9, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU39959
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-7460
CWE-ID: CWE-611
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: VMware, Inc
Affected software:
Aria Automation (formerly vRealize Automation)

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to #BASIC_IMPACT#.

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.


How to mitigate CVE-2016-7460

Install update from vendor's website.

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