Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Web Client in VMware vCenter Server 5.1 before update 3d, 5.5 before update 3d, and 6.0 before update 2 on Windows allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the flashvars parameter
Published Jun 8, 2016
6.1
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.07%
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Web Client in VMware vCenter Server 5.1 before update 3d, 5.5 before update 3d, and 6.0 before update 2 on Windows allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the flashvars parameter.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 5.1
- 5.5
- 6.0
Configuration 2
- 5.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.07% (0.01072) | 63.65th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.07% (0.01072) | 60.40th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.21% (0.00209) | 41.22th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.30% (0.00303) | 70.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.30% (0.00303) | 68.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.30% (0.00303) | 64.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (5)
- http://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/VMWARE-VSPHERE-FLASH-XSS.txt x_refsource_MISC
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137189/VMWare-vSphere-Web-Client-6.0-Cross-Site-Scripting.html x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538484/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035961 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0006.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/VMWARE-VSPHERE-FLASH-XSS.txt | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137189/VMWare-vSphere-Web-Client-6.0-Cross-Site-Scripting.html | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538484/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035961 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0006.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
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