CVE-2005-4583: vmware esx Cross-site Scripting

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2005-4583 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in vmware esx. EPSS estimates a 3.60% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89.3% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Timeline

1. 29-12-2005
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 07-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the Management Interface in VMware ESX Server 2.x up to 2.5.x before 24 December 2005 allows "remote code execution in the Web browser" via unspecified attack vectors, probably related to cross-site scripting (XSS).

• CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.