TI-2012-05138 Aliases CVE-2012-6325 GHSA-86p9-gx2j-v457

VMware vCenter Server Appliance (vCSA) 5.0 before Update 2 does not properly parse XML…

LOW 21CWE-200Published 2012-12-21 · Updated 2024-09-17

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Partial · None · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.

Summary

VMware vCenter Server Appliance (vCSA) 5.0 before Update 2 does not properly parse XML documents, which allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via unspecified vectors.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00947 61st percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server_appliance::update_1::::::*	up to 5.0	Vulnerable	VMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server_appliance:5.0:::::::*	5.0	Vulnerable	VMware

cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server_appliance:*:update_1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 5.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server_appliance:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·VMware

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-6325
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-86p9-gx2j-v457

References

Advisory 1

http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0018.html

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TI-2014-05157 GNU Bash through 4.3 processes trailing strings after function definitions in the values… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2013-02690 VMware vCenter Server Appliance (vCSA) 5.1 before Update 1 allows remote authenticated… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.0
TI-2014-03073 Ruby vSphere Console (RVC) in VMware vCenter Server Appliance allows remote authenticated… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.0
TI-2013-02689 VMware vCenter Server Appliance (vCSA) 5.1 before Update 1 allows remote authenticated… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.0
TI-2013-01458 VMware vCenter Server 4.0 before Update 4b, 5.0 before Update 2, and 5.1 before 5.1.0b… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.6

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Sources

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