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CVE-2016-2078 Details

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Web Client in VMware vCenter Server 5.1 before update 3d, 5.5 before update 3d, and 6.0 before update 2 on Windows allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the flashvars parameter.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:6.1 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/VMWARE-VSPHERE-FLASH-XSS.txt	CVE
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137189/VMWare-vSphere-Web-Client-6.0-Cross-Site-Scripting.html	CVE	Exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538484/100/0/threaded	CVE
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035961	CVE
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0006.html	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/VMWARE-VSPHERE-FLASH-XSS.txt	[email protected]
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137189/VMWare-vSphere-Web-Client-6.0-Cross-Site-Scripting.html	[email protected]	Exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538484/100/0/threaded	[email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035961	[email protected]
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0006.html	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory

see all 10 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-79	Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
microsoft windows	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
vmware vcenter server	5.1 5.5 6.0 5.0
CPE cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:5.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:5.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:5.0:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

10 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
May 6, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 9, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jun 16, 2016	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
Jun 15, 2016	CVE Translated	[email protected]
Jun 15, 2016	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jun 10, 2016	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
Jun 9, 2016	Initial Analysis	[email protected]