CVE-2016-2078

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Web Client in VMware vCenter Server 5.1 before...

6.1 Medium

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Web Client in VMware vCenter Server 5.1 before update 3d, 5.5 before update 3d, and 6.0 before update 2 on Windows allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the flashvars parameter.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: Low
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

1.07%Down 0.1 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.1

Record: CVE-2016-2078
CVSS 3.0: 6.1 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS 2.0: 4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2016-2078
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2016-3183 No score

Record: EUVD-2016-3183
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q464-c6w6-9rm7 6.1

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Web Client in VMware vCenter Server 5.1 before...

Record: GHSA-q464-c6w6-9rm7
CVSS 3.0: 6.1 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

vmware vcenter server

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2016-2078 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Vmware Vcenter Server, published June 8, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.07%, the 65th percentile. No source names a fixed version.