CVE-2017-4923 Information disclosure in n/a

What is CVE-2017-4923?

CVE-2017-4923 is a critical vulnerability in Vmware Vcenter Server, published on 1 Aug 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

VMware vCenter Server (6.5 prior to 6.5 U1) contains an information disclosure vulnerability. This issue may allow plaintext credentials to be obtained when using the vCenter Server Appliance file-based backup feature.

Weakness: CWE-522, CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-4923?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Vmware Vcenter Server.

How do I fix CVE-2017-4923?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-4923 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2017-4923 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-4923 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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• CVE-2020-3952 VMware vCenter Server Information Disclosure Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2021-22017 VMware vCenter Server Improper Access Control Exploited Medium 5.3
• CVE-2015-2342 Code injection in n/a Critical 10.0

All Vmware Vcenter Server vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-29qx-3374-gqm9.