9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2019-5523
VMware vCloud Director for Service Providers Remote Session Hijack
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.

INFO

Published Date :

April 1, 2019, 6:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 4, 2019, 2:08 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2019-5523 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Vmware vcloud_director
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2019-5523.

URL Resource
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152289/VMware-Security-Advisory-2019-0004.html Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107638 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2019-0004.html Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2019-5523 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 04, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152289/VMware-Security-Advisory-2019-0004.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152289/VMware-Security-Advisory-2019-0004.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107638 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107638 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2019-0004.html No Types Assigned https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2019-0004.html Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-384
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcloud_director:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 9.5.0.0 up to (excluding) 9.5.0.3
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

3.07 }} -0.56%

score

0.91327

percentile

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