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CVE-2013-5971

Session fixation vulnerability in the vSphere Web Client Server in VMware vCenter Server 5.0 before Update 3 allows remo

Session fixation vulnerability in the vSphere Web Client Server in VMware vCenter Server 5.0 before Update 3 allows remote attackers to hijack web sessions and gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8 EPSS 0.00504
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Affected Products & Versions

2
vmware vcenter server<= 5.0
vmware vcenter serverall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

6.8
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published to NVD21 Oct 2013 · 10:54 AM
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References & Sources

4
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://osvdb.org/98718
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/63218
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2013-0012.htmlVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/88134
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