Sensitive information disclosure vulnerability resulting from a lack of certificate validation during the File-Based Backup and Restore operations of VMware vCenter Server Appliance (6.7 before 6.7u3a and 6.5 before 6.5u3d) may allow a malicious actor to intercept sensitive data in transit over SCP. A malicious actor with man-in-the-middle positioning between vCenter Server Appliance and a backup target may be able to intercept sensitive data in transit during File-Based Backup and Restore operations.
References
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https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2019-0018.html | Vendor Advisory |
History
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MITRE Information
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: vmware
Published: 2019-10-28T15:52:37
Updated: 2019-10-28T15:52:37
Reserved: 2019-01-07T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2019-5538
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NVD Information
Status : Analyzed
Published: 2019-10-28T16:15:14.963
Modified: 2021-08-24T10:59:07.180
Link: CVE-2019-5538
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Redhat Information
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CWE