VMware ESX Server log file plaintext passwords
| vmware-password-information-disclosure (28112) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
VMware ESX Server stores user passwords in plaintext in the Web server log files, which are world-readable, when a user changes their password using the Web management interface. A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain user passwords.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 2.5 |
| Access Vector: | Local |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | Not Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
| Integrity Impact: | None |
| Availability Impact: | None |
| Temporal Score: | 2.2 |
| Exploitability: | High |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Obtain Information
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of VMware ESX Server as listed in VMware Security Advisory VMSA-2006-0004. See References.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Mon Jul 31 2006 - 07:55:37 CDT : Corsaire Security Advisory - VMware ESX Server Password Disclosure in Log issue.
- BugTraq Mailing List, Mon Jul 31 2006 - 21:27:11 CDT: VMSA-2006-0004 Cross site scripting vulnerability and other fixes.
- VMware Web site: VMware Server.
- BID-19249: VMware ESX Multiple Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2005-3620: The management interface for VMware ESX Server 2.0.x before 2.0.2 patch 1, 2.1.x before 2.1.3 patch 1, and 2.x before 2.5.3 patch 2 records passwords in cleartext in URLs that are stored in world-readable web server log files, which allows local users to gain privileges.
- SA21230: VMware ESX Server Multiple Vulnerabilities
- US-CERT VU#822476: VMware ESX Server management interface logs passwords in cleartext in a world-readable file
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-3075: VMware ESX Server Multiple Remote Information Disclosure and Manipulation Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- VMware ESX Server 2.0.2
- VMware ESX Server 2.1.3
- VMware ESX Server 2.5.3
- VMware ESX Server 2.5.3 Patch1
Reported:
Jul 31, 2006
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