Description
VMware ESX Server 2.0.x before 2.0.2 and 2.x before 2.5.2 patch 4 stores authentication credentials in base 64 encoded format in the vmware.mui.kid and vmware.mui.sid cookies, which allows attackers to gain privileges by obtaining the cookies using attacks such as cross-site scripting (CVE-2005-3619).
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- VMware ESX 2.x - Multiple Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities EDB-28312 · remote · Jul 31, 2006 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 20060731 Corsaire Security Advisory - VMware ESX Server Password Disclosure in Cookie issue mailing-list
- http://www.corsaire.com/advisories/c060512-001.txt
- 19249 vdb-entry
- http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2118366
- 20060801 VMSA-2006-0004 Cross site scripting vulnerability and other fixes mailing-list
- ADV-2006-3075 vdb-entry
- 21230 third-party-advisory