Information disclosure in VMware Virtualcenter
CVE-2008-3514
VMware VirtualCenter 2.5 before Update 2 and 2.0.2 before Update 5 relies on client-side "enabled/disabled functionality" for access control, which allows remote attackers to determine valid user names by enabling functionality in the GUI and then making an "attempt to assign permissions to other system users."
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.018 (78.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 78th percentile — 78.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.018 · newest: 0.018 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- VMware Virtualcenter — versions 2.0.2, 2.5
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/releasenotes_vc202u5.html
- secunia.com/advisories/31468 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0012.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2363 (vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44425 (vdb-entry)
- securityreason.com/securityalert/4150 (third-party-advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/30664 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495386/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- www.insomniasec.com/advisories/ISVA-080812.1.htm