CVE-2013-5973

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VMware ESXi 4.0 through 5.5 and ESX 4.0 and 4.1 allow local users to read or modify arbitrary files by leveraging the Vi

VMware ESXi 4.0 through 5.5 and ESX 4.0 and 4.1 allow local users to read or modify arbitrary files by leveraging the Virtual Machine Power User or Resource Pool Administrator role for a vCenter Server Add Existing Disk action with a (1) -flat, (2) -rdm, or (3) -rdmp filename.

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.4 EPSS 0.00033

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Affected Products & Versions

vmware esxall versions

vmware esxiall versions

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Sigma Hunt Rules

Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.

producthighESXi Admin Permission Assigned To Account Via ESXCLI

productmediumESXi Storage Information Discovery Via ESXCLI

productmediumESXi Network Configuration Discovery Via ESXCLI

productmediumESXi VSAN Information Discovery Via ESXCLI

productmediumESXi System Information Discovery Via ESXCLI

productmediumESXi VM Kill Via ESXCLI

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productmediumESXi Syslog Configuration Change Via ESXCLI

productmediumESXi VM List Discovery Via ESXCLI

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Scoring & Timeline

4.4

MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org

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v2 Vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Published to NVD23 Dec 2013 · 03:42 PM

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References & Sources

Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.

http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN13154935/index.html

http://jvndb.jvn.jp/en/contents/2013/JVNDB-2013-000123.html

http://osvdb.org/101387

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/530482/100/0/threaded

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64491

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029529

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http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2013-0016.htmlVendor Advisory

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/89938

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