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CVE-2006-2481

MEDIUM · CVSS 5 EPSS 7.06%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2006-07-31 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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CVE
CVE-2006-2481
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5
EPSS
7.06%
VMware VMWare

Original NVD Description

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).