What is CVE-2017-4940?

CVE-2017-4940 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Vmware Esxi, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2017-12-20.

How severe is CVE-2017-4940?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

XSS in Vmware Esxi

CVE-2017-4940

The ESXi Host Client in VMware ESXi (6.5 before ESXi650-201712103-SG, 5.5 before ESXi600-201711103-SG and 5.5 before ESXi550-201709102-SG) contains a vulnerability that may allow for stored cross-site scripting (XSS). An attacker can explo…

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.001 (35.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Vmware Esxi — versions 6.0 before ESXi600-201711103-SG, 5.5, 6.5

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-4940?: CVE-2017-4940 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Vmware Esxi, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2017-12-20.
How severe is CVE-2017-4940?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.