9.8

CVE-2019-5523: vmware vcloud_director Session Fixation

CVSS: 9.8v3.0CriticalModified
Published 01-04-2019Last modified 04-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2019-5523 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) Session Fixation vulnerability in vmware vcloud_director. EPSS estimates a 3.26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
3.26%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 01-04-2019
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 04-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

VMware vCloud Director for Service Providers 9.5.x prior to 9.5.0.3 update resolves a Remote Session Hijack vulnerability in the Tenant and Provider Portals. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow a malicious actor to access the Tenant or Provider Portals by impersonating a currently logged in session.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

3.26%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

88%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 3.26% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
3.26%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Vmware2 products

1 vendor · 2 products

References

3 links