Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in vCenter Server Appliance - CVE-2013-3107
Published: May 1, 2013 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU42861
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-3107
CWE-ID: CWE-264
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 non-authenticated attacker to manipulate data.
VMware vCenter Server 5.1 before Update 1, when anonymous LDAP binding for Active Directory is enabled, allows remote attackers to bypass authentication by providing a valid username in conjunction with an empty password.
How to mitigate CVE-2013-3107
Install update from vendor's website.