CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-4928

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The Flash-based vSphere Web Client (6.0 prior to 6.0 U3c and 5.5 prior to 5.5 U3f) contains SSRF and CRLF injection issues due to improper neutralization of URLs. An attacker may exploit these issues by sending a modified POST request to internal services, leading to information disclosure.

Risk Assessment

Exploitation of this vulnerability may lead to the disclosure of sensitive information within the organization, potentially resulting in serious data security implications.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade to the latest version of the vSphere Web Client to mitigate these vulnerabilities and to monitor network traffic for potential attack attempts.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

The flash-based vSphere Web Client (6.0 prior to 6.0 U3c and 5.5 prior to 5.5 U3f) i.e. not the new HTML5-based vSphere Client, contains SSRF and CRLF injection issues due to improper neutralization of URLs. An attacker may exploit these issues by sending a POST request with modified headers towards internal services leading to information disclosure.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS