CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2016-7458

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

Published: Dec 29, 2016 | Modified: Apr 12, 2025
CVSS 3.x
5.8
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.x
5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

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)

Potential Mitigations

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