PT-2013-5894 · Vmware · Vsphere Web Client Server+1

Published 2013-10-21 · Updated 2017-08-29 · CVE-2013-5971

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.8

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions VMware vCenter Server versions 5.0 through 5.0 Update 2

Description A session fixation issue in the vSphere Web Client Server allows remote attackers to hijack web sessions and gain privileges.

Recommendations For versions 5.0 through 5.0 Update 2, update to Update 3 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

CVE-2013-5971

Affected Products

Vcenter Server

Vsphere Web Client Server

References · 6

• http://vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2013-0012.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-5971 · Security Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-5971 · Note
• http://osvdb.org/98718 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/88134 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/63218 · Note