Vulnerability in VMware Vcloud Director
CVE-2019-5523
VMware vCloud Director for Service Providers 9.5.x prior to 9.5.0.3 update resolves a Remote Session Hijack vulnerability in the Tenant and Provider Portals. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow a malicious actor to access the Tenant or Provider Portals by impersonating a currently logged in session.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.033 (88.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 88th percentile — 88.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.033 · newest: 0.033 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- VMware Vcloud Director
- VMware Vcloud Director For Service Providers (Vcd) — versions 9.5.x before 9.5.0.3
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/152289/VMware-Security-Advisory-2019-0004.html (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/107638 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2019-0004.html (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-5523?
- CVE-2019-5523 is a critical-severity vulnerability in VMware Vcloud Director, classified under Session Fixation. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-04-01.
- How severe is CVE-2019-5523?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2019-5523 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.