FKIE_CVE-2018-6960

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2018-04-20 13:29 - Updated: 2026-06-17 02:02
Severity
8.8 (High) - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
VMware Horizon DaaS (7.x before 8.0.0) contains a broken authentication vulnerability that may allow an attacker to bypass two-factor authentication. Note: In order to exploit this issue, an attacker must have a legitimate account on Horizon DaaS.
References
security@vmware.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103938Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
security@vmware.comhttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040731Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
security@vmware.comhttps://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0010.htmlVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103938Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040731Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0010.htmlVendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
vmware horizon_daas *
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