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    CVE-2016-7460

    The Single Sign-On feature in VMware vCenter Server 5.5 before U3e and 6.0 before U2a and vRealize Automation 6.x before 6.2.5 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files or cause a denial of service via an XML document containing an external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.

    Published:Dec 29, 2016
    Last Modified:Apr 12, 2025
    EPS:Dec 29, 2016
    EPSS Score:0.02008
    CVSS Score:9.1

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Vmware
    Product
    Vrealize Automation

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    CAPEC-221 Data Serialization External Entities Blowup

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