CVE-2012-1512

CVE-2012-1512 is a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the vSphere Client’s internal browser. The issue arises from the client’s handling of log-file entries, where unsanitized input can execute arbitrary script/HTML when a malicious log file is opened. VMware’s advisory VMSA-2012-0005 de...

CVE-2012-1512

Cross-site scripting XSS vulnerability in the internal browser in vSphere Client in VMware vSphere 4.1 before Update 2 and 5.0 before Update 1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted log-file entry...

VMSA-2011-0003.2 Third party component updates for VMware vCenter Server, vCenter Update Manager, ESXi and ESX

The remote ESXi is missing one or more security related Updates from VMSA-2011-0003.2. Summary Update 1 for vCenter Server 4.x, vCenter Update Manager 4.x, vSphere Hypervisor ESXi 4.1, ESXi 4.1, addresses several security issues. Relevant releases vCenter Server 4.1 without Update 1, vCenter Serv...

VMSA-2011-0013.2 VMware third party component updates for VMware vCenter Server, vSphere Update Manager, ESXi and ESX

The remote ESXi is missing one or more security related Updates from VMSA-2011-0013.2. Summary Updates for vCenter Server 4.1, vSphere Update Manager 4.1, vSphere Hypervisor ESXi 4.1 and ESX 4.x addresses several security issues. Relevant releases vCenter Server 4.1 without Update 2 vCenter Serve...

VMware ESXi/ESX third party component updates (VMSA-2011-0013.2)

The remote ESXi is missing one or more security related Updates from VMSA-2011-0013.2. SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2012 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only...

VMSA-2012-0005:VMware vCenter Server, Orchestrator, Update Manager, vShield, vSphere Client, ESXi and ESX address several security issues

VMSA-2012-0005.4 VMware vCenter Server, Orchestrator, Update Manager, vShield, vSphere Client, Workstation, Player, ESXi and ESX address several security issues VMware Security Advisory VMware Security Advisory Advisory ID: VMSA-2012-0005.4 VMware Security Advisory Synopsis: VMware vCenter Server...

VMware vSphere Detect

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VMware vSphere Installed Patches

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VMware vSphere Installed VIBs

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VMware vCenter Update Manager Detection

VMware vCenter Update Manager also known as vSphere Update Manager was detected on the remote host. This application is used to manage patches on vSphere hosts. C Tenable Network Security, Inc. include"compat.inc"; if description scriptid56957; scriptversion"1.5"; scriptcvsdate"Date: 2019/11/22";...

Directory traversal

The default configuration of the HTTP server in Jetty in vSphere Update Manager in VMware vCenter Update Manager 4.0 before Update 4 and 4.1 before Update 2 allows remote attackers to conduct directory traversal attacks and read arbitrary files via unspecified vectors, a related issue to...

How to check the ESXi host license using the Managed Object Browser

Purpose This article documents a method of checking which license is installed on a vSphere ESXi host using the Managed Object Browser. Solution In the recent versions of vSphere ESXi, the Managed Object Browser may be disabled by default. To perform the task below, you may need to enable the...

How to perform SureBackup recovery verification manually in Standard edition

Solution To start, use the Instant VM Recovery feature. For a boot up test, go through the Instant Recovery wizard and power on the VM, but do not select a checkbox to connect the VM to a network. Please note that since there is no network connectivity, some applications will not start since they...

Changed block tracking cannot be enabled: virtual hardware version 7 or later required

Challenge The backup or replication job is processed slower than expected and gives the warning message "changed block tracking cannot be enabled: virtual hardware version 7 or later required." The job works without Changed Block Tracking, and the "changed block tracking cannot be enabled: virtua...

How to manually test hotadd functionality

Purpose This article documents the procedure for manually performing hotadd to test whether a Veeam Backup Proxy can attach a VM's base disks. Solution Requirements and Limitations Before testing, review Virtual Appliance HOTADD Requirements and Limitations Review KB1054:Appliance Mode Hotadd...

Compatibility with VMware vSphere Fault Tolerance

Solution Starting with vSphere 6, Virtual Machines with Fault Tolerance enabled can be snapshotted via APIs, allowing Veeam Backup & Replication to back up and replicate Fault Tolerant VMs - just like any other VMs. Starting with Veeam Backup & Replication 8 Update 2 8.0.0.2030, VMs with Fault...

ESX hardware status change however, the change is not reflected in OpsMgr.

The overall health status of the host can be updated in certain scenarios, but the hardware item health status is not correctly updated in OpsMgr. An important symptom is that the health state of the hardware item may be "Unknown" grey in VMware vSphere client...

Unable to access the virtual machine configuration: Invalid datastore path

Challenge SureBackup/Instant Recovery session fails with the error: Unable to access the virtual machine configuration: Invalid datastore path Log Files list: Error Failed to register VM name 'XYZaf5107a9120c43e687c33c3d6f4c073c', is template 'False' System.Exception Error Unable to access the...

Troubleshooting vPower NFS Datastore Mounting Issues

Challenge During SureBackup, Instant Recovery, Instant Disk Recovery, or Other-OS FLR operation, the following error is seen in the VMware environment: Error during the configuration of the host: NFS Error: Unable to Mount filesystem: Unable to connect to NFS server. or An error occurred during...

How to back up VM templates

Purpose This article serves as a quick reference for information about backing up vSphere Templates. Solution To be able to select a template in the list of virtual infrastructure objects when adding objects to a Backup job, select the VMs and Templates view from the top-right view options. When...