VMware vSphere Client 5.5 before U3e and 6.0 before U2a allows remote vCenter Server and ESXi instances to read arbitrary files via an XML document containing an external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.
Weakness
The product processes an XML document that can contain XML entities with URIs that resolve to documents outside of the intended sphere of control, causing the product to embed incorrect documents into its output.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vsphere_client | Vmware | 5.5 (including) | 5.5 (including) |
| Vsphere_client | Vmware | 5.5-u1 (including) | 5.5-u1 (including) |
| Vsphere_client | Vmware | 5.5-u2 (including) | 5.5-u2 (including) |
| Vsphere_client | Vmware | 5.5-u3a (including) | 5.5-u3a (including) |
| Vsphere_client | Vmware | 5.5-u3b (including) | 5.5-u3b (including) |
| Vsphere_client | Vmware | 6.0 (including) | 6.0 (including) |
| Vsphere_client | Vmware | 6.0-2 (including) | 6.0-2 (including) |
| Vsphere_client | Vmware | 6.0-2m (including) | 6.0-2m (including) |
| Vsphere_client | Vmware | 6.0-a (including) | 6.0-a (including) |
| Vsphere_client | Vmware | 6.0-b (including) | 6.0-b (including) |
| Vsphere_client | Vmware | 6.0-u1 (including) | 6.0-u1 (including) |
| Vsphere_client | Vmware | 6.0-u1b (including) | 6.0-u1b (including) |