{"cve":"CVE-2006-2481","nvd":{"published":"2006-07-31T19:04:00.000","modified":"2026-06-16T22:25:06.150","status":"Modified","description":"VMware ESX Server 2.0.x before 2.0.2 and 2.x before 2.5.2 patch 4 stores authentication credentials in base 64 encoded format in the vmware.mui.kid and vmware.mui.sid cookies, which allows attackers to gain privileges by obtaining the cookies using attacks such as cross-site scripting (CVE-2005-3619).","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-255"],"references":["http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2118366","http://secunia.com/advisories/21230","http://www.corsaire.com/advisories/c060512-001.txt","http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/441728/100/100/threaded","http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/441825/100/100/threaded"],"products":["vmware:esx"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:42:44.451428143+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2006-2481","score":0.07194,"percentile":0.94305,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}