What is CVE-2017-4926?

CVE-2017-4926 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Vmware Vcenter Server, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2017-09-15.

How severe is CVE-2017-4926?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

XSS in Vmware Vcenter Server

CVE-2017-4926

VMware vCenter Server (6.5 prior to 6.5 U1) contains a vulnerability that may allow for stored cross-site scripting (XSS). An attacker with VC user privileges can inject malicious java-scripts which will get executed when other VC users ac…

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.002 (42.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Vmware Vcenter Server — versions 6.5 prior to 6.5 U1
Vmware Vcenter_server — versions 6.5

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

security@vmware.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
security@vmware.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
security@vmware.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-4926?: CVE-2017-4926 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Vmware Vcenter Server, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2017-09-15.
How severe is CVE-2017-4926?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.