High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published May 2, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-4952
CVE-2017-4952
Description
VMware Xenon 1.x, prior to 1.5.4-CR7_1, 1.5.7_7, 1.5.4-CR6_2, 1.3.7-CR1_2, 1.1.0-CR0-3, 1.1.0-CR3_1,1.4.2-CR4_1, and 1.5.4_8, contains an authentication bypass vulnerability due to insufficient access controls for utility endpoints. Successful exploitation of this issue may result in information disclosure.
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Affected products
16cpe:2.3:a:vmware:xenon:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 14 more
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:xenon:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=1.0.0,<=1.5.3
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:xenon:1.1.0:cr0-3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:xenon:1.1.0:cr3_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:xenon:1.3.7:cr1_2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:xenon:1.4.2:cr4_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:xenon:1.5.4:cr2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:xenon:1.5.4:cr3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:xenon:1.5.4:cr4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:xenon:1.5.4:cr5:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:xenon:1.5.4:cr6:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:xenon:1.5.4:cr6_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:xenon:1.5.4:cr6_2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:xenon:1.5.4:cr7:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:xenon:1.5.4_8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:xenon:1.5.7_7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- VMware/VMware Xenonv5Range: 1.x prior to 1.5.4-CR7_1, 1.5.7_7, 1.5.4-CR6_2, 1.3.7-CR1_2, 1.1.0-CR0-3, 1.1.0-CR3_1,1.4.2-CR4_1, and 1.5.4_8.
Patches
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References
11- github.com/vmware/xenon/commit/055ae13603f0cc3cd7cf59f20ce314bf8db583e1nvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- github.com/vmware/xenon/commit/06b9947cf603ba40fd8b03bfeb2e84528a7ab592nvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- github.com/vmware/xenon/commit/30ae41bccf418d88b52b35a81efb3c1304b798f8nvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- github.com/vmware/xenon/commit/5682ef8d40569afd00fb9a5933e7706bb5b66713nvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- github.com/vmware/xenon/commit/756d893573414eec8635c2aba2345c4dcf10b21cnvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- github.com/vmware/xenon/commit/7a747d82b80cd38d2c11a0d9cdedb71c722a2c75nvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- github.com/vmware/xenon/commit/b1fd306047ecdac82661d636ebee801a7f2b3a0anvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- github.com/vmware/xenon/commit/c23964eb57e846126daef98ef7ed15400313e977nvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- github.com/vmware/xenon/commit/ec30db9afada9cb52852082ce4d7d0095524f3b3nvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- seclists.org/oss-sec/2018/q1/153nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/103093nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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