Vulnerability Details CVE-2017-4917
VMware vSphere Data Protection (VDP) 6.1.x, 6.0.x, 5.8.x, and 5.5.x locally stores vCenter Server credentials using reversible encryption. This issue may allow plaintext credentials to be obtained.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.008
EPSS Ranking 54.5%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 9.8
CVSS v2 Score 5.0
Products affected by CVE-2017-4917
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:5.5.10
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:5.5.11
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:5.5.5
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:5.5.6
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:5.5.7
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:5.5.8
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:5.5.9
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:5.8.0
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:5.8.1
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:5.8.2
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:5.8.3
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:5.8.4
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:6.0.0
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:6.0.1
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:6.0.2
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:6.0.3
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:6.0.4
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:6.1.0
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:6.1.1
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:6.1.2
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:6.1.3