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TITLE:
VMware vShield Manager Cross-Site Request Forgery Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA48409

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https://ca.secunia.com/?page=viewadvisory&vuln_id=48409

RELEASE DATE:
2012-03-16

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DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in VMWare vShield Manager, which
can be exploited by malicious people to conduct cross-site request
forgery attacks.

The application's web interface allows users to perform certain
actions via HTTP requests without performing any validity checks to
verify the requests. This can be exploited to perform unspecified
actions if a logged-in user visits a malicious web site.

The vulnerability is reported in versions prior to 4.0.1 Update 2 and
4.1.0 Update 2.

SOLUTION:
Update to version 4.0.1 Update 2 or 4.1.0 Update 2.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
The vendor independently credits Frans Pehrson, Xxor AB and Claudio
Criscione.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0005.html

OTHER REFERENCES:
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EXTENDED SOLUTION:
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EXPLOIT:
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