Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 31, 2005· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2005-3618
CVE-2005-3618
Description
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the management interface for VMware ESX Server 2.0.x before 2.0.2 patch 1, 2.1.x before 2.1.3 patch 1, and 2.x before 2.5.3 patch 2 allows allows remote attackers to perform unauthorized actions as the administrator via URLs, as demonstrated using the setUsr operation to change a password. NOTE: this issue can be leveraged with CVE-2005-3619 to automatically perform the attacks.
Affected products
2- Range: >=2.0.0,<2.0.2 patch 1 OR >=2.1.0,<2.1.3 patch 1 OR >=2.0.0,<2.5.3 patch 1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
7- kb.vmware.com/kb/2118366nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/21230nvdThird Party Advisory
- securitytracker.com/idnvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3075nvdPermissions RequiredThird Party Advisory
- www.corsaire.com/advisories/c051114-001.txtnvdBroken Link
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/441726/100/100/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/441825/100/100/threadednvd
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