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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2020-3975
CVE-2020-3975:
VMware App Volumes Manager vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
VMware App Volumes 2.x prior to 2.18.6 and VMware App Volumes 4 prior to 2006 contain a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. This vulnerability was disclosed on August 21, 2020 (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) issue that could allow malicious actors to inject malicious scripts into the application. The vulnerability affects VMware App Volumes versions 2.x before 2.18.6 and version 4 before 2006 (NVD).
Impact
A successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute malicious scripts in the context of other users' sessions, potentially leading to unauthorized access to sensitive information or manipulation of application functionality (NVD).
Exploitability
The vulnerability requires a malicious actor to have access to inject malicious scripts into the application (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
VMware has released patches to address this vulnerability. Users should upgrade to App Volumes 2.18.6 or later for version 2.x, and version 2006 or later for App Volumes 4 (VMware Advisory).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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