01 Record

CVE-2006-2481

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

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre

CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector

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02 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

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation: Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision: Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability: 7.19% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile: Ranks above 93.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score: The NVD has published no score for this record
NVD CVSS vector: No NVD score to derive
NVD analysis status: Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
Red Hat severity: No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published

2006-07-31 19:00Z20 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-08-07 17:51Z2 YR AGO

Reserved

2006-05-19

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

CWE-255

Data version

5.1

Document digest

0f6ebb9fb4418b2d811092424a595812a0a850bd81eb54a5a45e6173c14be778

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms

vmwareesxNot specified—

06 References

www.securityfocus.com20060731 Corsaire Security Advisory - VMware ESX Server Password Disclosure in Cookie issuehttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/441728/100/100/threadedmailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
www.corsaire.comhttp://www.corsaire.com/advisories/c060512-001.txtx_refsource_MISC
www.securityfocus.com19249http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19249vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
kb.vmware.comhttp://kb.vmware.com/kb/2118366x_refsource_CONFIRM
www.securityfocus.com20060801 VMSA-2006-0004 Cross site scripting vulnerability and other fixeshttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/441825/100/100/threadedmailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
www.vupen.comADV-2006-3075http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3075vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
secunia.com21230http://secunia.com/advisories/21230third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA

01 Record index

CVE-2006-2481

02 Description

03 Exploitation and scoring

04 Metadata

05 Affected products

06 References

02 Records

CVE-2006-2481

02 Description

03 Exploitation and scoring

04 Metadata

05 Affected products

06 References