CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2016-7460

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

Published: Dec 29, 2016 | Modified: Apr 12, 2025
CVSS 3.x
9.1
CRITICAL
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.x
6.4 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

The Single Sign-On feature in VMware vCenter Server 5.5 before U3e and 6.0 before U2a and vRealize Automation 6.x before 6.2.5 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files or cause a denial of service 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
Vrealize_automation Vmware 6.0.0 (including) 6.0.0 (including)
Vrealize_automation Vmware 6.0.1 (including) 6.0.1 (including)
Vrealize_automation Vmware 6.0.1.1 (including) 6.0.1.1 (including)
Vrealize_automation Vmware 6.0.1.2 (including) 6.0.1.2 (including)
Vrealize_automation Vmware 6.1.0 (including) 6.1.0 (including)
Vrealize_automation Vmware 6.1.1 (including) 6.1.1 (including)
Vrealize_automation Vmware 6.2.0 (including) 6.2.0 (including)
Vrealize_automation Vmware 6.2.1 (including) 6.2.1 (including)
Vrealize_automation Vmware 6.2.2 (including) 6.2.2 (including)
Vrealize_automation Vmware 6.2.3 (including) 6.2.3 (including)
Vrealize_automation Vmware 6.2.4 (including) 6.2.4 (including)

Potential Mitigations

References