CVEvulnerability
CVE-2018-6971
7.8 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2018-07-25
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
- 7.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 2.1 LOW — AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-532
Description
VMware Horizon View Agents (7.x.x before 7.5.1) contain a local information disclosure vulnerability due to insecure logging of credentials in the vmmsi.log file when an account other than the currently logged on user is specified during installation (including silent installations). Successful exploitation of this issue may allow low privileged users access to the credentials specified during the Horizon View Agent installation.
Affected configurations
• vmware horizon view agents (>= 7.0.0 < 7.5.1)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-532 Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File weakness
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104883 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041357 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041358 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0018.html Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104883 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041357 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041358 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0018.html Vendor Advisory