CVE-2013-5973 VMware ESXi 4.0 through 5.5 and ESX 4.0 and 4.1 allow local users to read or modify arbitrary files by leveraging the Virtual Machine Power User or Resource Pool Administrator role for a vCenter Serve...
MediumCVSS 4.4
EPSS 0.35%
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- No public exploit known
Description
VMware ESXi 4.0 through 5.5 and ESX 4.0 and 4.1 allow local users to read or modify arbitrary files by leveraging the Virtual Machine Power User or Resource Pool Administrator role for a vCenter Server Add Existing Disk action with a (1) -flat, (2) -rdm, or (3) -rdmp filename.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| VMware ESX | = 4.0 | No fix listed |
| VMware ESX | = 4.1 | No fix listed |
| VMware esxi | = 4.0 | No fix listed |
| VMware esxi | = 4.0-1 | No fix listed |
| VMware esxi | = 4.0-2 | No fix listed |
| VMware esxi | = 4.0-3 | No fix listed |
| VMware esxi | = 4.0-4 | No fix listed |
| VMware esxi | = 4.1 | No fix listed |
| VMware esxi | = 4.1-1 | No fix listed |
| VMware esxi | = 4.1-2 | No fix listed |
| VMware esxi | = 5.0 | No fix listed |
| VMware esxi | = 5.0-1 | No fix listed |
| VMware esxi | = 5.0-2 | No fix listed |
| VMware esxi | = 5.1 | No fix listed |
References
- JVN#13154935 third-party-advisory
- JVNDB-2013-000123 third-party-advisory
- 101387 vdb-entry
- 20131223 NEW VMSA-2013-0016 VMware ESXi and ESX unauthorized file access through vCenter Server and ESX mailing-list
- 64491 vdb-entry
- 1029529 vdb-entry
- www.vmware.com vendor-advisory
- vmware-esx-esxi-cve20135973-sec-bypass(89938) vdb-entry