CVE-2017-4952 — VMware Xenon 1
VMware Xenon 1.x, prior to 1.5.4-CR7_1, 1.5.7_7, 1.5.4-CR6_2, 1.3.7-CR1_2, 1.1.0-CR0-3, 1.1.0-CR3_1,1.4.2-CR4_1, and 1.5.4_8, contains an authentication bypass vulnerability due to insufficient access controls for utility endpoints. Successful exploitation of this issue may resul
Published
2018-05-02T14:00:00.000Z
Last modified
2024-09-16T23:41:59.277Z
01What is this vulnerability?
VMware Xenon 1.x, prior to 1.5.4-CR7_1, 1.5.7_7, 1.5.4-CR6_2, 1.3.7-CR1_2, 1.1.0-CR0-3, 1.1.0-CR3_1,1.4.2-CR4_1, and 1.5.4_8, contains an authentication bypass vulnerability due to insufficient access controls for utility endpoints. Successful exploitation of this issue may result in information disclosure.
02Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|
| VMware | VMware Xenon | 1.x prior to 1.5.4-CR7_1, 1.5.7_7, 1.5.4-CR6_2, 1.3.7-CR1_2, 1.1.0-CR0-3, 1.1.0-CR3_1,1.4.2-CR4_1, and 1.5.4_8. |
03Active exploitation status
Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.
04Recommended remediation
- Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
- Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
- Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.
05Technical details
For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.
06Detection signatures
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07Related CVEs
No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.
08Timeline
- Published: 2018-05-02T14:00:00.000Z
- Last modified: 2024-09-16T23:41:59.277Z
09References
- github.com — https://github.com/vmware/xenon/commit/b1fd306047ecdac82661d636ebee801a7f2b3a0a
- github.com — https://github.com/vmware/xenon/commit/30ae41bccf418d88b52b35a81efb3c1304b798f8
- www.securityfocus.com — http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103093
- github.com — https://github.com/vmware/xenon/commit/756d893573414eec8635c2aba2345c4dcf10b21c
- seclists.org — http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2018/q1/153
- github.com — https://github.com/vmware/xenon/commit/5682ef8d40569afd00fb9a5933e7706bb5b66713
- github.com — https://github.com/vmware/xenon/commit/ec30db9afada9cb52852082ce4d7d0095524f3b3
- github.com — https://github.com/vmware/xenon/commit/055ae13603f0cc3cd7cf59f20ce314bf8db583e1
- github.com — https://github.com/vmware/xenon/commit/c23964eb57e846126daef98ef7ed15400313e977
- github.com — https://github.com/vmware/xenon/commit/7a747d82b80cd38d2c11a0d9cdedb71c722a2c75
- github.com — https://github.com/vmware/xenon/commit/06b9947cf603ba40fd8b03bfeb2e84528a7ab592
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