VMSA-2016-0009

VMware vCenter Server updates address an important reflected cross-site scripting issue

VMware Security Advisory

VMware Security Advisory Advisory ID:

VMSA-2016-0009

VMware Security Advisory Synopsis:

VMware vCenter Server updates address an important reflected cross-site scripting issue

VMware Security Advisory Issue date:

2016-06-14

VMware Security Advisory Updated on:

2016-06-14 (Initial Advisory)

VMware Security Advisory CVE numbers:

CVE-2015-6931

1. Summary

VMware vCenter Server updates address an important reflected cross-site scripting issue.

2. Relevant Releases

vCenter Server 5.5 prior to 5.5 update 2d
vCenter Server 5.1 prior to 5.1 update 3d
vCenter Server 5.0 prior to 5.0 update 3g

3. Problem Description

a. Important vCenter Server reflected cross-site scripting issue

The vSphere Web Client contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability due to a lack of input sanitization. An attacker can exploit this issue by tricking a victim into clicking a malicious link.

VMware would like to thank Matt Schmidt for reporting this issue to us.

The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the identifier CVE-2015-6931 to this issue.

Column 4 of the following table lists the action required to remediate the vulnerability in each release, if a solution is available.

VMware Product

Product Version

Running on

Replace with/ Apply Patch

VMware Product vCenter Server

Product Version 6.0

Running on Any

Replace with/ Apply Patch Not affected

VMware Product vCenter Server

Product Version 5.5

Running on Any

Replace with/ Apply Patch 5.5 U2d *

VMware Product vCenter Server

Product Version 5.1

Running on Any

Replace with/ Apply Patch 5.1 U3d *

VMware Product vCenter Server

Product Version 5.0

Running on Any

Replace with/ Apply Patch 5.0 U3g *

* The client side component of the vSphere Web Client does not need
to be updated to remediate CVE-2015-6931. Updating the vCenter Server is sufficient to remediate this issue.