Information disclosure in vCenter Server - CVE-2017-4922
Published: August 1, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU7640
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-4922
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: VMware, Inc
Affected software:
vCenter Server
vCenter Server
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to improper storing of sensitive information by the service startup script. A remote attacker can trigger the service startup script restart and access important data that may be used to conduct further attack.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in information disclosure.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-4922
Update to version 6.5 U1.