CVE-2019-5538

Sensitive information disclosure vulnerability resulting from a lack of certificate validation during the File-Based Backup and Restore operations of VMware vCenter Server Appliance (6.7 before 6.7u3a and 6.5 before 6.5u3d) may allow a malicious actor to intercept sensitive data in transit over SCP. A malicious actor with man-in-the-middle positioning between vCenter Server Appliance and a backup target may be able to intercept sensitive data in transit during File-Based Backup and Restore operations.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
5.9 MEDIUM
NETWORK
HIGH
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
vmwareCNA
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CVEADP
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Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 37%
VendorProductVersion
vmwarevcenter_server
6.5
vmwarevcenter_server
6.5:a
vmwarevcenter_server
6.5:b
vmwarevcenter_server
6.5:c
vmwarevcenter_server
6.5:d
vmwarevcenter_server
6.5:e
vmwarevcenter_server
6.5:f
vmwarevcenter_server
6.5:update1
vmwarevcenter_server
6.5:update1b
vmwarevcenter_server
6.5:update1c
vmwarevcenter_server
6.5:update1d
vmwarevcenter_server
6.5:update1e
vmwarevcenter_server
6.5:update1g
vmwarevcenter_server
6.5:update2
vmwarevcenter_server
6.5:update2b
vmwarevcenter_server
6.5:update2c
vmwarevcenter_server
6.5:update2d
vmwarevcenter_server
6.5:update2g
vmwarevcenter_server
6.5:update3
vmwarevcenter_server
6.7
vmwarevcenter_server
6.7:a
vmwarevcenter_server
6.7:b
vmwarevcenter_server
6.7:d
vmwarevcenter_server
6.7:update1
vmwarevcenter_server
6.7:update1b
vmwarevcenter_server
6.7:update2
vmwarevcenter_server
6.7:update2a
vmwarevcenter_server
6.7:update2c
vmwarevcenter_server
6.7:update3
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= Vulnerable software versions
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2019-0018.html
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2019-0018.html