CVE-2006-2481
MEDIUM · CVSS 5.0EPSS 7.2%EU EUVD
VMware ESX Server 2.0.x before 2.0.2 and 2.x before 2.5.2 patch 4 stores authentication credentials in base 64 encoded format in the vmware.mui.kid and vmware.mui.sid cookies, which allows attackers to gain privileges by obtaining the cookies using attacks such as cross-site scripting (CVE-2005-3619).
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 5.0 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-255
- EPSS score
- 7.2% (94th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2006-2481)
- Published
- July 31, 2006
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2006-2481 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- vmware / esx
- vmware / esx
- vmware / esx
- vmware / esx
- vmware / esx
- vmware / esx
- vmware / esx
References
- http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2118366
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21230(Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.corsaire.com/advisories/c060512-001.txt(Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/441728/100/100/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/441825/100/100/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19249
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3075(Vendor Advisory)
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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