CVE-2012-5978 :: Enginsight Vulnerability Database

Provider	Type	Base Score	Atk. Vector	Atk. Complexity	Priv. Required	Vector
NIST	Primary	5 UNKNOWN	NETWORK	LOW		AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Base Score

CVSS 3.x

EPSS Score

Percentile: 39%

Affected Products (NVD)

Vendor	Product	Version
vmware	view	4.0.0
vmware	view	4.0.0:u2
vmware	view	4.5
vmware	view	4.6.0
vmware	view	4.6.1
vmware	view	5.0.0
vmware	view	5.0.0:u2
vmware	view	5.0.1
vmware	view	5.1.0

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= Vulnerable software versions

Common Weakness Enumeration

CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
The software uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the software does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.

References

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027875

http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0017.html

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17049

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027875

http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0017.html

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17049