CVE-2016-2078 Cross-site scripting in n/a

What is CVE-2016-2078?

CVE-2016-2078 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Vmware Vcenter Server, published on 8 Jun 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 Web Client in VMware vCenter Server 5.1 before update 3d, 5.5 before update 3d, and 6.0 before update 2 on Windows allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the flashvars parameter.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-2078?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Vmware Vcenter Server.

How do I fix CVE-2016-2078?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-2078 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-2016-2078 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-2078 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-q464-c6w6-9rm7.