CVE-2013-5971
Session fixation vulnerability in the vSphere Web Client Server in VMware vCenter Server 5.0...
Session fixation vulnerability in the vSphere Web Client Server in VMware vCenter Server 5.0 before Update 3 allows remote attackers to hijack web sessions and gain privileges via unspecified vectors.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Session fixation vulnerability in the vSphere Web Client Server in VMware vCenter Server 5.0 before Update 3 allows remote attackers to hijack web sessions and gain privileges via unspecified vectors.
- Record
CVE-2013-5971- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Session fixation vulnerability in the vSphere Web Client Server in VMware vCenter Server 5.0 before Update 3 allows remote attackers to hijack web sessions and gain privileges via unspecified vectors.
- Record
CVE-2013-5971- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2013-5801 No score
Session fixation vulnerability in the vSphere Web Client Server in VMware vCenter Server 5.0 before Update 3 allows remote attackers to hijack web sessions and gain privileges via unspecified vectors.
- Record
EUVD-2013-5801- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vr26-xfqg-vcvf No score
Session fixation vulnerability in the vSphere Web Client Server in VMware vCenter Server 5.0...
Session fixation vulnerability in the vSphere Web Client Server in VMware vCenter Server 5.0 before Update 3 allows remote attackers to hijack web sessions and gain privileges via unspecified vectors.
- Record
GHSA-vr26-xfqg-vcvf- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2013-5971 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Vmware Vcenter Server, published October 21, 2013. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.02%, the 81st percentile. No source names a fixed version.