VMware vCenter Server Appliance (vCSA) Unspecified Directory Traversal Vulnerability

BID:57021

Info

VMware vCenter Server Appliance (vCSA) Unspecified Directory Traversal Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 57021
Class: Unknown
CVE: CVE-2012-6324
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Dec 20 2012 12:00AM
Updated: Dec 20 2012 12:00AM
Credit: Alexander Minozhenko
Vulnerable: VMWare vCenter Server Appliance 5.1
VMWare vCenter Server Appliance 5.0
Not Vulnerable: VMWare vCenter Server Appliance 5.1 Patch 1
VMWare vCenter Server Appliance 5.0 Update 2

Discussion

VMware vCenter Server Appliance (vCSA) Unspecified Directory Traversal Vulnerability

VMware vCenter Server Appliance (vCSA) is prone to an unspecified directory-traversal vulnerability.

Remote attackers can use specially crafted requests with directory-traversal sequences ('../') to retrieve arbitrary files in the context of the application.

Exploiting this issue may allow an attacker to obtain sensitive information that could aid in further attacks.

Exploit / POC

VMware vCenter Server Appliance (vCSA) Unspecified Directory Traversal Vulnerability

Attackers can exploit this issue with a web browser or readily available tools.

Solution / Fix

VMware vCenter Server Appliance (vCSA) Unspecified Directory Traversal Vulnerability

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

References

VMware vCenter Server Appliance (vCSA) Unspecified Directory Traversal Vulnerability

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