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.
Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-8312 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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: vmware

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T01:57:47.651Z

Reserved: 2016-09-09T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2016-7459

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2016-12-29T09:59:00.633

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2016-7459

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