Path traversal in vSphere Data Protection - CVE-2017-15550
Published: January 2, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU9827
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-15550
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: VMware, Inc
Affected software:
vSphere Data Protection
vSphere Data Protection
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to view contents of arbitrary file.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of the user-supplied data. A remote authenticated attacker with low privileges can use path traversal characters (e.g. "../") to view contents of arbitrary file on the filesystem.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of the user-supplied data. A remote authenticated attacker with low privileges can use path traversal characters (e.g. "../") to view contents of arbitrary file on the filesystem.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-15550
Install the latest version 6.0.7 or 6.1.6.