CVE-2018-6971
VMware Horizon View Agent
HIGH 7.8
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.42 % · percentile 36 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- vmware
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
VMware Horizon View Agents (7.x.x before 7.5.1) contain a local information disclosure vulnerability due to insecure logging of credentials in the vmmsi.log file when an account other than the currently logged on user is specified during installation (including silent installations). Successful exploitation of this issue may allow low privileged users access to the credentials specified during the Horizon View Agent installation.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-532 — Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.0 | HIGH 7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
| CVSS 2.0 | LOW 2.1 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2018-18715
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2018-6971
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:horizon_view_agents:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 7.0.0 < 7.5.1
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| VMware · Horizon View Agent | affected 7.x.x before 7.5.1 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |