Vulnerability Details CVE-2019-5538
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.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.002
EPSS Ranking 37.2%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 5.9
CVSS v2 Score 4.3
References
Products affected by CVE-2019-5538
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7