CVE-2016-7458 describes an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in VMware vSphere Client versions 5.5 before U3e and 6.0 before U2a. This flaw allows remote vCenter Server and ESXi instances to read arbitrary files. With a CVSS score of 5.8 (Medium), this vulnerability has a network attack vector and low attack complexity, requiring no user interaction. The potential impact is limited to information disclosure (confidentiality), with no integrity or availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code is available in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. Despite this, the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness within the security community.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_client:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_client:5.5:u1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_client:5.5:u2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_client:5.5:u3a:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_client:5.5:u3b:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.