Vigil@nce - VMware ESXi: Cross Site Scripting via Host Client
February 2017 by Vigil@nce
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SYNTHESIS OF THE VULNERABILITY
An attacker can trigger a stored Cross Site Scripting via Host
Client of VMware ESXi, in order to run JavaScript code in the
context of the web site.
Impacted products: ESXi, VMware vSphere, VMware vSphere Hypervisor.
Severity: 2/4.
Creation date: 21/12/2016.
DESCRIPTION OF THE VULNERABILITY
The VMware ESXi product offers a web service.
However, it does not filter received data via Host Client before
storing then inserting them in generated HTML documents.
An attacker can therefore trigger a stored Cross Site Scripting
via Host Client of VMware ESXi, in order to run JavaScript code in
the context of the web site.
ACCESS TO THE COMPLETE VIGIL@NCE BULLETIN
https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/VMware-ESXi-Cross-Site-Scripting-via-Host-Client-21430