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).

CVSS v2.0

5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

EPSS

7.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 94th percentile

Published

2006-07-31

Updated

2024-08-07

ExploitDB entries (1)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/28312

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2006-2480
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