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    CVE-2016-7462

    The Suite REST API in VMware vRealize Operations (aka vROps) 6.x before 6.4.0 allows remote authenticated users to write arbitrary content to files or rename files via a crafted DiskFileItem in a relay-request payload that is mishandled during deserialization.

    Published:Dec 29, 2016
    Last Modified:Apr 12, 2025
    EPS:Dec 29, 2016
    EPSS Score:0.01674
    CVSS Score:8.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Vmware
    Product
    Vrealize Operations

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    CAPEC-500 WebView Injection

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High