PT-2017-16222 · Vmware · Vmware Esxi

Published 2017-12-20 · Updated 2022-02-03 · CVE-2017-4940

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.1

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions VMware ESXi versions 5.5 before ESXi550-201709102-SG VMware ESXi versions 5.5 before ESXi600-201711103-SG VMware ESXi versions 6.5 before ESXi650-201712103-SG

Description The issue concerns a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the ESXi Host Client. An attacker can exploit this by injecting Javascript code, which may be executed when other users access the Host Client.

Recommendations For VMware ESXi version 5.5, update to a version that includes ESXi550-201709102-SG or later. For VMware ESXi version 5.5, update to a version that includes ESXi600-201711103-SG or later. For VMware ESXi version 6.5, update to a version that includes ESXi650-201712103-SG or later.

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-4940

Affected Products

Vmware Esxi

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-4940 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-4940 · Vendor Advisory
• https://vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0021.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1040024 · Note