Local Information Disclosure in VMware Horizon View Agents
CVE-2018-6971

7.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Vmware
Status
Horizon View Agent
Vendor
CVE Published:
19 July 2018

What is CVE-2018-6971?

VMware Horizon View Agents prior to version 7.5.1 contain a vulnerability that allows local information disclosure due to insecure logging of installation credentials in the vmmsi.log file. This issue arises when an account other than the currently logged-in user is specified during installation, including silent installations. If exploited, it permits low privileged users to access sensitive credentials associated with the Horizon View Agent installation process.

Affected Version(s)

Horizon View Agent 7.x.x before 7.5.1

References

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041357
vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104883
vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041358
vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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