CVE-2006-2481
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Published: July 31, 2006 at 07:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:25 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorESX
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 7%
Description
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).
Remediation
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References (7)
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/21230x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.corsaire.com/advisories/c060512-001.txtMailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/441728/100/100/threadedMailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/441825/100/100/threadedVDB Entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3075Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-255
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