CVE-2016-2076 Auth bypass in n/a

What is CVE-2016-2076?

CVE-2016-2076 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Vmware Vcenter Server, published on 15 Apr 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

Client Integration Plugin (CIP) in VMware vCenter Server 5.5 U3a, U3b, and U3c and 6.0 before U2; vCloud Director 5.5.5; and vRealize Automation Identity Appliance 6.2.4 before 6.2.4.1 mishandles session content, which allows remote attackers to hijack sessions via a crafted web site.

Weakness: CWE-287

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-2076?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Vmware Vcenter Server, Vmware Vcloud Automation Identity Appliance, Vmware Vcloud Director.

How do I fix CVE-2016-2076?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-2076 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2016-2076 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-2076 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-8wg8-9xg9-58m4.