Description
The default configuration of the HTTP server in Jetty in vSphere Update Manager in VMware vCenter Update Manager 4.0 before Update 4 and 4.1 before Update 2 allows remote attackers to conduct directory traversal attacks and read arbitrary files via unspecified vectors, a related issue to CVE-2009-1523.
Public exploits
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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.
Metasploit 1 module
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VMware Update Manager 4 Directory Traversal
auxiliary/scanner/vmware/vmware_update_manager_traversal
Exploit-DB 1
- VMware - Update Manager Directory Traversal EDB-18138 · remote · Nov 21, 2011
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