Information disclosure in vCenter Server - CVE-2017-4923
Published: August 1, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU7641
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-2017-4923
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 security restrictions that are set on the vCenter Server Appliance file-based backup feature. A remote attacker can use the file-based backup feature to access important data, such as plaintext credentials, that may be used to conduct further attack.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in information disclosure.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-4923
Update to version 6.5 U1.