{"vuid":"VU#822476","idnumber":"822476","name":"VMware ESX Server management interface logs passwords in cleartext in a world-readable file","keywords":["VMware","ESX Server","management interface","information disclosure","password","cleartext","world-readable","GET request"],"overview":"Certain versions of VMware ESX Server store passwords in a cleartext file that all users have read permissions to.","clean_desc":"Per the VMware ESX Server datasheet: ESX Server installs directly on the server hardware, or “bare metal,” and inserts a robust virtualization layer between the hardware and the operating system. ESX Server partitions a physical server into multiple secure and portable virtual machines that can run side by side on the same physical server. VMware ESX server includes a web interface that can be used for remote management. On affected versions, when a user changes their password, the new credentials are recorded in the server logs as plain text files in directories that all users can read. The affected versions of VMware ESX server are: VMware ESX prior to 2.5.3 upgrade patch 2\nVMware ESX prior to 2.1.3 upgrade patch 1\nVMware ESX prior to 2.0.2 upgrade patch 1","impact":"Local users can read the passwords of any user who changed their password through the web interface.","resolution":"Upgrade\nVMware has issued upgrades that address this issue. Refer to VMware ESX Server 2.5.3 Upgrade Patch 2, VMware ESX Server 2.1.3 Upgrade Patch 1, or VMware ESX Server 2.0.2 Upgrade Patch 1 for more details.","workarounds":"","sysaffected":"","thanks":"Thanks to \nCorsaire\n for reporting this vulnerability.","author":"This document was written by Ryan Giobbi.","public":["http://secunia.com/advisories/21230/","http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2118366","http://www.vmware.com/download/esx/esx-253-200606-patch.html"],"cveids":["CVE-2005-3620"],"certadvisory":"","uscerttechnicalalert":null,"datecreated":"2006-08-01T15:54:58Z","publicdate":"2006-07-31T00:00:00Z","datefirstpublished":"2006-08-24T17:46:18Z","dateupdated":"2006-08-29T13:49:42Z","revision":38,"vrda_d1_directreport":"0","vrda_d1_population":"3","vrda_d1_impact":"2","cam_widelyknown":"15","cam_exploitation":"0","cam_internetinfrastructure":"2","cam_population":"8","cam_impact":"8","cam_easeofexploitation":"15","cam_attackeraccessrequired":"1","cam_scorecurrent":"0.306","cam_scorecurrentwidelyknown":"0.396","cam_scorecurrentwidelyknownexploited":"0.756","ipprotocol":"","cvss_accessvector":"","cvss_accesscomplexity":"","cvss_authentication":null,"cvss_confidentialityimpact":"","cvss_integrityimpact":"","cvss_availabilityimpact":"","cvss_exploitablity":null,"cvss_remediationlevel":"","cvss_reportconfidence":"","cvss_collateraldamagepotential":"","cvss_targetdistribution":"","cvss_securityrequirementscr":"","cvss_securityrequirementsir":"","cvss_securityrequirementsar":"","cvss_basescore":"","cvss_basevector":"","cvss_temporalscore":"","cvss_environmentalscore":"","cvss_environmentalvector":"","metric":0.306,"vulnote":null}