CVE-2019-5531 - VMware vSphere ESXi (6.7 prior to ESXi670-201810101-SG, 6.5 prior to ESXi650-201811102-SG, and 6.0 prior to ESXi600-201807103-SG) and VMware vCenter Server (6.7 prior to 6.7 U1b, 6.5 prior to 6.5 U2b, and 6.0 prior to 6.0 U3j) contain an information disclosure vulnerability in clients arising from insufficient session expiration

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MEDIUM

VMware vSphere ESXi (6.7 prior to ESXi670-201810101-SG, 6.5 prior to ESXi650-201811102-SG, and 6.0 prior to ESXi600-201807103-SG) and VMware vCenter Server (6.7 prior to 6.7 U1b, 6.5 prior to 6.5 U2b, and 6.0 prior to 6.0 U3j) contain an information disclosure vulnerability in clients arising from insufficient session expiration

Published Sep 18, 2019

5.4

MEDIUM

CVSS 3.1

EPSS 0.97%

Description

VMware vSphere ESXi (6.7 prior to ESXi670-201810101-SG, 6.5 prior to ESXi650-201811102-SG, and 6.0 prior to ESXi600-201807103-SG) and VMware vCenter Server (6.7 prior to 6.7 U1b, 6.5 prior to 6.5 U2b, and 6.0 prior to 6.0 U3j) contain an information disclosure vulnerability in clients arising from insufficient session expiration. An attacker with physical access or an ability to mimic a websocket connection to a user’s browser may be able to obtain control of a VM Console after the user has logged out or their session has timed out.

Affected products

Vendor VMware Product VMware vCenter Server Default
n/a
- Version
  6.0 prior to 6.0 U3j
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  -
- Version
  6.5 prior to 6.5 U2b
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  -
- Version
  6.7 prior to 6.7 U1b
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  -
Vendor VMware Product VMware vSphere ESXi Default
n/a
- Version
  6.0 prior to ESXi600-201807103-SG
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  -
- Version
  6.5 prior to ESXi650-201811102-SG
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  -
- Version
  6.7 prior to ESXi670-201810101-SG
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  -