CVE-2017-4928

7.5 highEPSS 1.2%

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.

Severity

CVSS 3.0

7.5 high

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

EPSS: 1.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 69% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWEs: CWE-352, CWE-918
Published: 2017-11-17
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

vmware:vcenter_server

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101785
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039759
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0017.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101785
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039759

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