SNS Vulnerability

VMware vCenter Server Web Client Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability Fixed by VMSA-2016-0009

Description

(:A cross-site scripting was reported in the vSphere Web Client of VMware vCenter Server.:A remote attacker could exploit it by enticing their victim into following a specially crafted link in order to execute arbitrary JavaScript or HTML code.::This vulnerability stems from improper user-input validation.)

Vulnerable Products

Vulnerable Software:
vCenter Server (VMware) - 5.0, 5.0 Update 1, 5.0 Update 2, 5.0 Update 3, 5.0 Update 3a, ..., 5.5 Update 1, 5.5 Update 2, 5.5 Update 2a, 5.5 Update 2b, 5.5 Update 2c

Solution

- 5.0: 5.0 U3g.

CVE

CVE-2015-6931

References

- VMSA-2016-0009 : VMware vCenter Server updates address an important reflected cross-site scripting issue
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0009.html

Vulnerability Manager Detection

IPS Protection

ASQ Engine alarm	Available Since
XSS - Prevention - GET : suspicious 'iframe' tag found in URL	3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - GET : suspicious 'meta' tag found in URL	3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - GET : suspicious tag with event found in URL	3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - GET : suspicious 'applet' tag found in URL	3.2.0
XSS - Phishing : suspicious 'div' tag found in URL	3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - GET : suspicious 'style' attribute found in URL	3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - GET : suspicious 'img' tag found in URL	3.2.0
XSS - Phishing : suspicious 'a' tag found in URL	3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - GET : cookie access attempt using script language found in URL	3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - GET : suspicious 'embed' tag found in URL	3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - GET : suspicious 'object' tag found in URL	3.2.0
XSS - Phishing : suspicious 'form' tag found in URL	3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - GET : javascript code found in URL	3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - GET : evasion attempt using tag characters encoding in URL	3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - GET : suspicious 'style' tag found in URL	3.2.0
XSS - Phishing : suspicious 'link' tag found in URL	3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - GET : 'script' tag found in URL	3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - GET : 'location' javascript object found in URL	3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - GET : suspicious 'div' tag found in URL	3.2.0

Risk level

Moderate

Vulnerability First Public Report Date

2016-06-14

Target Type

Server

Possible exploit

Remote