VMSA-2016-0008:VMware vRealize Log Insight addresses HIGH and MEDIUM security issues
VMSA-2016-0008
VMware vRealize Log Insight addresses important and moderate security issues.
VMware Security Advisory
1. Summary
VMware vRealize Log Insight addresses important and moderate security issues.
2. Relevant Releases
VMware vRealize Log Insight prior to 3.3.2
3. Problem Description
a. Important stored cross-site scripting issue in VMware vRealize Log Insight
VMware vRealize Log Insight contains a vulnerability that may allow for a stored cross-site scripting attack. Exploitation of this issue may lead to the hijack of an authenticated user's session.
VMware would like to thank Lukasz Plonka for reporting this issue to us.
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the identifier CVE-2016-2081 to this issue.
Column 4 of the following table lists the action
required to remediate the vulnerability in each release, if a solution is available.
VMware Product
Product Version
Running on
Replace with/ Apply Patch
b. Moderate cross-site request forgery issue in VMware vRealize Log Insight
VMware vRealize Log Insight contains a vulnerability that may allow for a cross-site request forgery attack. Exploitation of this issue may lead to an attacker replacing trusted content in the Log Insight UI without the user’s authorization.
VMware would like to thank Lukasz Plonka for reporting this issue to us.
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the identifier CVE-2016-2082 to this issue.
Column 4 of the following table lists the action required to remediate the vulnerability in each release, if a solution is available.
VMware Product
Product Version
Running on
Replace with/ Apply Patch
4. Solution
Please review the patch/release notes for your product and version and verify the checksum of your downloaded file.
VMware vRealize Log Insight 3.3.2
Downloads and Documentation:
Download VMware vRealize Log Insight
5. References
6. Change log
2016-06-09 VMSA-2016-0008 Initial security advisory in conjunction with the release of VMware vRealize Log Insight 3.3.2 on 2016-06-09
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