CVE-2006-2481

published 2006-07-31

CVE-2006-2481: 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…

medium 5 CVSS 3.1

AV N AC L Au N C P I N A N

EXPLOIT

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).

Affected

7 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
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