VMware ESXi CVE-2017-4940 HTML Injection Vulnerability

BID:102241

Info

VMware ESXi CVE-2017-4940 HTML Injection Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 102241
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2017-4940
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Dec 19 2017 12:00AM
Updated: Dec 19 2017 12:00AM
Credit: Alain Homewood of Insomnia Security
Vulnerable: VMWare Esxi 6.5
VMWare Esxi 6.0
VMWare ESXi 5.5
Not Vulnerable: VMWare Esxi ESXi650-201712103-SG
VMWare Esxi ESXi600-201711103-SG
VMWare Esxi ESXi550-201709102-SG

Exploit / POC

VMware ESXi CVE-2017-4940 HTML Injection Vulnerability

Attackers can exploit this issue using browser.

Solution / Fix

VMware ESXi CVE-2017-4940 HTML Injection Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information.

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