vulnerability

VMSA-2017-0021: ESXi Host Client stored cross-site scripting vulnerability (CVE-2017-4940)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Dec 20, 2017
Added
Jan 10, 2018
Modified
Oct 7, 2025

Description

The ESXi Host Client contains a vulnerability that may allow for stored cross-site scripting (XSS). An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by injecting Javascript, which might get executed when other users access the Host Client.

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