Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in VMware vCenter Server Appliance (vCSA) 5.1…
Priority LOW 24CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Partial · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in VMware vCenter Server Appliance (vCSA) 5.1 before Update 3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01795 78th 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 · 3
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server_appliance:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.1 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server_appliance:5.1:update_1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.1 update_1 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server_appliance:5.1:update_2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.1 update_2 | Vulnerable | VMware |
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server_appliance:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server_appliance:5.1:update_1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1 update_1 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server_appliance:5.1:update_2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1 update_2 Vulnerable ·VMware
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-3797
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9gvr-mvxw-g2wj
References
More VMware Vcenter Server Appliance vulnerabilities
- TI-2014-05975 GNU Bash through 4.3 bash43-025 processes trailing strings after certain malformed… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2014-3797 · CVE Program
- CVE-2014-3797 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9gvr-mvxw-g2wj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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