CVE-2017-4923 is a critical information disclosure vulnerability affecting VMware vCenter Server versions prior to 6.5 U1. It allows an unauthenticated attacker to obtain plaintext credentials when the vCenter Server Appliance file-based backup feature is used. With a CVSS score of 9.8, this vulnerability poses a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its criticality, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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