CVE-2011-4404
The default configuration of the HTTP server in Jetty in vSphere Update Manager in VMware vCenter...
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.
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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.
- Record
CVE-2011-4404- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-16
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2011-4404- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2011-4333 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2011-4333- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2vmm-vm8r-59c6 No score
The default configuration of the HTTP server in Jetty in vSphere Update Manager in VMware vCenter...
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.
- Record
GHSA-2vmm-vm8r-59c6- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | VMware - Update Manager Directory Traversal | 2011-11-21 |
| Metasploit | VMware Update Manager 4 Directory Traversal | 2011-11-21 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2011-4404 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Vmware Vcenter Update Manager, published November 19, 2011. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 58.9%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
securitytracker.com/id?1026341
jetty.codehaus.org/jetty/jetty-6/xref/org/mortbay/jetty/servlet/DefaultServlet.html
vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0014.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-4404
github.com/advisories/GHSA-2vmm-vm8r-59c6