CVE-2019-5523

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 3.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2019-04-01 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-384

Description

VMware vCloud Director for Service Providers 9.5.x prior to 9.5.0.3 update resolves a Remote Session Hijack vulnerability in the Tenant and Provider Portals. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow a malicious actor to access the Tenant or Provider Portals by impersonating a currently logged in session.

Affected products

VMware Cloud Director: from 9.5.0.0 before 9.5.0.3 — fixed in 9.5.0.3
VMware Cloud Director: 9.5.x before 9.5.0.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: VMware Cloud Director 9.5.0.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152289/VMware-Security-Advisory-2019-0004.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107638
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2019-0004.html
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152289/VMware-Security-Advisory-2019-0004.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107638
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2019-0004.html

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