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    CVE-2019-5537

    Sensitive information disclosure vulnerability resulting from a lack of certificate validation during the File-Based Backup and Restore operations of VMware vCenter Server Appliance (6.7 before 6.7u3a and 6.5 before 6.5u3d) may allow a malicious actor to intercept sensitive data in transit over FTPS and HTTPS. A malicious actor with man-in-the-middle positioning between vCenter Server Appliance and a backup target may be able to intercept sensitive data in transit during File-Based Backup and Restore operations.

    Published:Oct 28, 2019
    Last Modified:Nov 21, 2024
    EPS:Oct 28, 2019
    EPSS Score:0.00153
    CVSS Score:5.9

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Vmware
    Product
    Vcenter Server

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-295 Improper Certificate Validation

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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