vulnerability
VMSA-2016-0023: VMware ESXi updates address a cross-site scripting issue (CVE-2016-7463)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N) | Dec 21, 2016 | Dec 21, 2016 | Oct 7, 2025 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Dec 21, 2016
Added
Dec 21, 2016
Modified
Oct 7, 2025
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Host Client in VMware vSphere Hypervisor (aka ESXi) 5.5 and 6.0 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted VM.
Solutions
vmware-esxi55-upgrade-4756874vmware-esxi60-upgrade-4558694
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