CVE-2005-3618

Description

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the management interface for VMware ESX Server 2.0.x before 2.0.2 patch 1, 2.1.x before 2.1.3 patch 1, and 2.x before 2.5.3 patch 2 allows allows remote attackers to perform unauthorized actions as the administrator via URLs, as demonstrated using the setUsr operation to change a password. NOTE: this issue can be leveraged with CVE-2005-3619 to automatically perform the attacks.

7.6

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 2.05% Top 20%

Vendor Advisory vmware.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/441726/100/100/threaded	mailing list
http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2118366	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/441825/100/100/threaded	mailing list
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3075	third party advisory vdb entry permissions required
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016612	third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.corsaire.com/advisories/c051114-001.txt	broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/21230	third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-3618?: CVE-2005-3618 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-3618?: To fix CVE-2005-3618, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2005-3618 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-3618 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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