CVE-2015-6931 Cross-site scripting in n/a

What is CVE-2015-6931?

CVE-2015-6931 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Vmware Vcenter Server, published on 3 Jul 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the vSphere Web Client in VMware vCenter Server 5.0 before U3g, 5.1 before U3d, and 5.5 before U2d allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted URL.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-6931?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Vmware Vcenter Server.

How do I fix CVE-2015-6931?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-6931 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2015-6931 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-6931 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-77vh-c2gx-2647.