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CVE-2017-4940Not scoredCWE-79

CVE-2017-4940: VMware ESXi vulnerability

VMware · ESXi

Affected: VMware ESXi · Exploitation: unlikely (under 1%)

Not in CyberSIXT coverage yet: no article names this CVE. This page shows the public record.

0.9%probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
60th percentile
050100

Higher than 60% of scored CVEs

Not scored yet. The CVE record carries no CVSS score.

DescriptionCVE.org

The ESXi Host Client in VMware ESXi (6.5 before ESXi650-201712103-SG, 5.5 before ESXi600-201711103-SG and 5.5 before ESXi550-201709102-SG) contains a vulnerability that may allow for stored cross-site scripting (XSS). An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by injecting Javascript, which might get executed when other users access the Host Client.

Affected products1

From the CVE record. A product or version that is not listed is unknown, not unaffected.

  • VMware · ESXi6.5 before ESXi650-201712103-SG; 6.0 before ESXi600-201711103-SG; 5.5 before ESXi550-201709102-SG)

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Exploitation
Unlikely (under 1%). EPSS under 1%, or no score yet.
CISA KEV
Not listed
Public check
No public nuclei template
Vendor
VMware
Published
December 2017

CoverageNo articles yet

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