CVE-2011-4404 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 59.7% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
The default configuration of the HTTP server in Jetty in vSphere Update Manager in VMware vCenter Update Manager 4.0 before Update 4 and 4.1 before Update 2 allows remote attackers to conduct directory traversal attacks and read arbitrary files via unspecified vectors, a related issue to CVE-2009-1523.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| EPSS | 59.73% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-16 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2011-11-19 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| vmware | vcenter update manager |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | VMware - Update Manager Directory Traversal | 2011-11-21 |
References
- http://jetty.codehaus.org/jetty/jetty-6/xref/org/mortbay/jetty/handler/ResourceHandler.html
- http://jetty.codehaus.org/jetty/jetty-6/xref/org/mortbay/jetty/servlet/DefaultServlet.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026341
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0014.html
- http://jetty.codehaus.org/jetty/jetty-6/xref/org/mortbay/jetty/handler/ResourceHandler.html
- http://jetty.codehaus.org/jetty/jetty-6/xref/org/mortbay/jetty/servlet/DefaultServlet.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026341
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0014.html
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