MEDIUM
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Host Client in VMware vSphere Hypervisor (aka ESXi) 5.5 and 6.0 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted VM
Published Dec 29, 2016
5.4
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.13%
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Host Client in VMware vSphere Hypervisor (aka ESXi) 5.5 and 6.0 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted VM.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
5.4 MEDIUM NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction Required
Scope Changed
Confidentiality Impact Low
Integrity Impact Low
Availability Impact None
3.5 LOW NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication Single
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.13% 0.01129
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01129
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 | 1.13% (0.01129) | 65.16th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.13% (0.01129) | 62.04th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.18% (0.00182) | 37.76th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.08% (0.00080) | 36.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 0.08% (0.00080) | 34.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.08% (0.00080) | 32.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.06% (0.01061) | 52.82th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 19, 2022 | 1.06% (0.01061) | 51.19th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.06% (0.01061) | 49.19th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.06% (0.01061) | 28.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (3)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94998 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037501 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0023.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94998 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037501 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0023.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner vmware
Published Dec 29, 2016
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Sep 9, 2016
Link CVE-2016-7463
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a