CyberRota Analysis
This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.7. It affects VMware, VMWare, vCenter. It may be remotely exploitable. Exploitation may require the attacker to be authenticated.
CVE
CVE-2016-7459
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.7
EPSS
1.88%
VMware VMWare vCenter
Original NVD Description
VMware vCenter Server 5.5 before U3e and 6.0 before U2a allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a (1) Log Browser, (2) Distributed Switch setup, or (3) Content Library XML document containing an external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.