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VMware vCenter Server: CVE-2019-5537 (VMSA-2019-0018)

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VMware vCenter Server: CVE-2019-5537 (VMSA-2019-0018)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
10/28/2019
Created
08/29/2022
Added
07/25/2022
Modified
12/11/2023

Description

Sensitive information disclosure vulnerability resulting from a lack of certificate validation during the File-Based Backup and Restore operations of VMware vCenter Server Appliance (6.7 before 6.7u3a and 6.5 before 6.5u3d) may allow a malicious actor to intercept sensitive data in transit over SCP. A malicious actor with man-in-the-middle positioning between vCenter Server Appliance and a backup target may be able to intercept sensitive data in transit during File-Based Backup and Restore operations.

Solution(s)

  • vmware-vcenter-server-upgrade-latest

References

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