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.
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
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of VMware ESX Server as listed in VMware Security Advisory VMSA-2006-0004. See References.
Consequences:
Obtain Information
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Mon Jul 31 2006 - 07:55:37 CDT , Corsaire Security Advisory - VMware ESX Server Password Disclosure in Log issue at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-07/0558.html.
- BugTraq Mailing List, Mon Jul 31 2006 - 21:27:11 CDT, VMSA-2006-0004 Cross site scripting vulnerability and other fixes at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-08/0014.html.
- VMware Web site, VMware Server at http://www.vmware.com/products/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
Reported:
Jul 31, 2006
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