CVE-2012-6324

Published: Dec 21, 2012Modified: Apr 29, 2026

4.0

Vector

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

Exploitability: 8.0 / Impact: 2.9

Source: NVD

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in VMware vCenter Server Appliance (vCSA) 5.0 before Update 2 and 5.1 before Patch 1 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via unspecified vectors.

Affected (4)

Products: Vmware: Vcenter Server Appliance

Vmware

1 product

Vcenter Server Appliance

Configuration A

4 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Vmware Vcenter Server Appliance	Version 5.0
Vmware Vcenter Server Appliance	Version 5.0 update1
Vmware Vcenter Server Appliance	Version 5.0 update1a
Vmware Vcenter Server Appliance	Version 5.1

Related CWEs

CWE-22

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.

References (2)

http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0018.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0018.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

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