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CVE-2006-2481

CVE-2006-2481

EPSS 7.0%
VMware ESX Server 2.0.x before 2.0.2 and 2.x before 2.5.2 patch 4 stores authentication credentials in base 64 encoded format in the vmware.mui.kid and vmware.mui.sid cookies, which allows attackers to gain privileges by obtaining the cookies using attacks such as cross-site scripting (CVE-2005-3619).
Affected products
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public PoCs found — 1
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References
http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2118366http://secunia.com/advisories/21230http://www.corsaire.com/advisories/c060512-001.txthttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/441728/100/100/threadedhttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/441825/100/100/threadedhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19249http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3075