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TI-2013-05090 Aliases CVE-2013-5971GHSA-vr26-xfqg-vcvf

Session fixation vulnerability in the vSphere Web Client Server in VMware vCenter Server…

Priority LOW 34CWE-264Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.

Summary

Session fixation vulnerability in the vSphere Web Client Server in VMware vCenter Server 5.0 before Update 3 allows remote attackers to hijack web sessions and gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02023 81st 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 9

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:*:update_2_rc:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 5.0VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:4.0.0.10021:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.0.10021VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:4.0.0.12305:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.0.12305VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:4.1.0.12319:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.0.12319VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:4.1.0.14766:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.0.14766VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:4.1.0.17435:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.0.17435VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:5.0:update_1:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0 update_1VulnerableVMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:*:update_2_rc:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 5.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:4.0.0.10021:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.0.10021 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:4.0.0.12305:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.0.12305 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:4.1.0.12319:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.0.12319 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:4.1.0.14766:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.0.14766 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:4.1.0.17435:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.0.17435 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:5.0:update_1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 update_1 Vulnerable ·VMware

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-5971
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vr26-xfqg-vcvf

References

Advisory 1

Other 1

  • TI-2026-42442 vCenter directory-traversal vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-26040 Privilege escalation in VMware vCenter Server KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-26039 Heap-overflow in VMware vCenter Server KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-24610 Out-of-bounds write in VMware vCenter Server KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-16914 VMware vCenter Server Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-05049 Path traversal in VMware vCenter Server, VMware Cloud Foundation KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources

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