CVE-2019-5538

5.9MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Vmware
Status
Vmware Vcenter Server Appliance
Vendor
CVE Published:
28 October 2019

Summary

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.

Affected Version(s)

VMware vCenter Server Appliance VMware vCenter Server Appliance (6.7 before 6.7u3a and 6.5 before 6.5u3d)

References

https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2019-0018...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.9
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
None
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
High
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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