CVE-2017-4928

The flash-based vSphere Web Client (6.0 prior to 6.0 U3c and 5.5 prior to 5.5 U3f) i.e. not the new HTML5-based vSphere Client, contains SSRF and CRLF injection issues due to improper neutralization of URLs. An attacker may exploit these issues by sending a POST request with modified headers towards internal services leading to information disclosure.

• CWE-352
• CWE-918

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101785Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039759Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0017.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101785Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039759Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0017.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory

Published

Nov 17, 2017

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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