What is CVE-2018-6958?

CVE-2018-6958 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Vmware Vrealize Automation, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2018-04-13.

How severe is CVE-2018-6958?

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

XSS in Vmware Vrealize Automation

CVE-2018-6958

VMware vRealize Automation (vRA) prior to 7.3.1 contains a vulnerability that may allow for a DOM-based cross-site scripting (XSS) attack. Exploitation of this issue may lead to the compromise of the vRA user's workstation.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.011 (61.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Vmware Vrealize Automation — versions prior to 7.3.1
Vmware Vrealize_automation

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

security@vmware.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
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-2018-6958?: CVE-2018-6958 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Vmware Vrealize Automation, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2018-04-13.
How severe is CVE-2018-6958?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.