Vulnerability Details : CVE-2006-2481

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).

Vulnerability category: Cross site scripting (XSS)

Published 2006-07-31 19:04:00

Updated 2018-10-30 16:26:23

Source MITRE

View at NVD, CVE.org

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-2481

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 1.61%

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 86 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ

CVSS scores for CVE-2006-2481

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Source
5.0	MEDIUM	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N	10.0	2.9	[email protected]
Access Vector: Network Access Complexity: Low Authentication: None Confidentiality Impact: Partial Integrity Impact: None Availability Impact: None

CWE ids for CVE-2006-2481

CWE-255

Assigned by: [email protected] (Primary)

References for CVE-2006-2481

Products affected by CVE-2006-2481

Vmware » ESX » Version: 2.5
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Vmware » ESX » Version: 2.5.2
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Vmware » ESX » Version: 2.0.1
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Vmware » ESX » Version: 2.1.1
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Vmware » ESX » Version: 2.1.2
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Vmware » ESX » Version: 2.0
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Vmware » ESX » Version: 2.1
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