#VU21149 Cleartext storage of sensitive information in vCenter Server - CVE-2019-5534 

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#VU21149 Cleartext storage of sensitive information in vCenter Server - CVE-2019-5534

Published: September 17, 2019


Vulnerability identifier: #VU21149
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-5534
CWE-ID: CWE-312
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
vCenter Server
Software vendor:
VMware, Inc

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to VMware vCenter Server stores user credentials of guest operating system in plain text within the vAppConfig properties, when deployed through OVF. A local user of the host operating system with access to vAppConfig properties is able to read log files and gain superuser credentials of deployed guest operating systems.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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