CVE-2019-5538

2019-10-2815:52:37

vmware

www.cve.org

AI Score

5.5

Confidence

High

EPSS

0.001

Percentile

36.1%

JSON

Sensitive information disclosure vulnerability resulting from a lack of certificate validation during the File-Based Backup and Restore operations of VMware vCenter Server Appliance (6.7 before 6.7u3a and 6.5 before 6.5u3d) may allow a malicious actor to intercept sensitive data in transit over SCP. A malicious actor with man-in-the-middle positioning between vCenter Server Appliance and a backup target may be able to intercept sensitive data in transit during File-Based Backup and Restore operations.

CNA Affected

[
  {
    "product": "VMware vCenter Server Appliance",
    "vendor": "n/a",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "VMware vCenter Server Appliance (6.7 before 6.7u3a and 6.5 before 6.5u3d)"
      }
    ]
  }
]

References

www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2019-0018.html