CVE-2010-2928 Hardcoded credentials in n/a

What is CVE-2010-2928?

CVE-2010-2928 is a low-severity vulnerability in Vmware Vcenter Server, published on 16 Feb 2011. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The vCenter Tomcat Management Application in VMware vCenter Server 4.1 before Update 1 stores log-on credentials in a configuration file, which allows local users to gain privileges by reading this file.

Weakness: CWE-255

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-2928?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Vmware Vcenter Server.

How do I fix CVE-2010-2928?

No fix has been published for CVE-2010-2928 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2010-2928 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-2928 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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All Vmware Vcenter Server vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-328f-8262-r864.