CVE-2017-4940 describes a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the ESXi Host Client of VMware ESXi versions 6.5, 6.0, and 5.5. An attacker could inject malicious Javascript, which would then execute in the browsers of other users accessing the Host Client. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.1 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity requiring user interaction, potentially leading to limited impact on confidentiality and integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion, with only one media article covering the patch.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.5:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.5:1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.5:2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.5:3a:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.5:3b:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.