CVE-2016-7459

Published: Dec 29, 2016Modified: May 6, 2026

7.7

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploitability: 3.1 / Impact: 4.0

Source: NVD

Description

VMware vCenter Server 5.5 before U3e and 6.0 before U2a allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a (1) Log Browser, (2) Distributed Switch setup, or (3) Content Library XML document containing an external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.

Affected (13)

Products: Vmware: Vcenter Server

Vmware

1 product

Vcenter Server

Configuration A

13 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Vmware Vcenter Server	Version 5.0
Vmware Vcenter Server	Version 5.5
Vmware Vcenter Server	Version 5.5 1
Vmware Vcenter Server	Version 5.5 2
Vmware Vcenter Server	Version 5.5 3a
Vmware Vcenter Server	Version 5.5 3b
Vmware Vcenter Server	Version 6.0
Vmware Vcenter Server	Version 6.0 1
Vmware Vcenter Server	Version 6.0 1b
Vmware Vcenter Server	Version 6.0 2
Vmware Vcenter Server	Version 6.0 2m
Vmware Vcenter Server	Version 6.0 a
Vmware Vcenter Server	Version 6.0 b