CVE-2011-0426: vmware vcenter Path Traversal

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2011-0426 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) Path Traversal vulnerability in vmware vcenter. EPSS estimates a 2.15% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 81.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 09-05-2011
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 17-09-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in vCenter Server in VMware vCenter 4.0 before Update 3 and 4.1 before Update 1, and VMware VirtualCenter 2.5 before Update 6a, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via unspecified vectors.

• CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.