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CVE-2017-4940

Published: Dec 20, 2017

Modified: Sep 17, 2024

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Description

The ESXi Host Client in VMware ESXi (6.5 before ESXi650-201712103-SG, 5.5 before ESXi600-201711103-SG and 5.5 before ESXi550-201709102-SG) contains a vulnerability that may allow for stored cross-site scripting (XSS). An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by injecting Javascript, which might get executed when other users access the Host Client.

Vendor	Product	Versions
VMware	ESXi	affected `6.5 before ESXi650-201712103-SG` affected `6.0 before ESXi600-201711103-SG` affected `5.5 before ESXi550-201709102-SG)`

References

https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0021.html

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