Advisory Details

October 11th, 2016

VMware Horizon View loggerBean Directory Traversal Information Disclosure Vulnerability

CVE ID	CVE-2016-7087
CVSS SCORE	5.8, AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
AFFECTED VENDORS	VMware
AFFECTED PRODUCTS	Horizon View
VULNERABILITY DETAILS	This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of VMware Horizon View. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the loggerBean service. The loadConfig method does not properly sanitize the path supplied. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to disclose arbitrary files from the system.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS	VMware has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at: http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0015.html
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE	2016-04-29 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2016-10-11 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT	Mike Arnold (Bruk0ut)

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