What is CVE-2019-5538?

CVE-2019-5538 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Vmware Vcenter Server, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2019-10-28.

How severe is CVE-2019-5538?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Vmware Vcenter Server

CVE-2019-5538

Sensitive information disclosure vulnerability resulting from a lack of certificate validation during the File-Based Backup and Restore operations of VMware vCenter Server Appliance (6.7 before 6.7u3a and 6.5 before 6.5u3d) may allow a malicious actor to intercept sensitive data in transit over SCP. A malicious actor with man-in-the-middle positioning between vCenter Server Appliance and a backup target may be able to intercept sensitive data in transit during File-Based Backup and Restore operations.

Vulnerability class: Improper Certificate Validation

EPSS: 0.007 (47.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Vmware Vcenter_server — versions 6.5, 6.7
N/a Vmware Vcenter Server Appliance — versions VMware vCenter Server Appliance (6.7 before 6.7u3a and 6.5 before 6.5u3d)

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-295 — Improper Certificate Validation

References

security@vmware.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-5538?: CVE-2019-5538 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Vmware Vcenter Server, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2019-10-28.
How severe is CVE-2019-5538?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.