#VU46355 Improper Authentication in vCenter Server - CVE-2020-3976
Published: August 21, 2020 / Updated: September 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU46355
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-3976
CWE-ID: CWE-287
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
vCenter Server
vCenter Server
Software vendor:
VMware, Inc
VMware, Inc
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.
VMware ESXi and vCenter Server contain a partial denial of service vulnerability in their respective authentication services. VMware has evaluated the severity of this issue to be in the Moderate severity range with a maximum CVSSv3 base score of 5.3.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.