### [CVE-2014-8371](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-8371)
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### Description

VMware vCenter Server Appliance (vCSA) 5.5 before Update 2, 5.1 before Update 3, and 5.0 before Update 3c does not properly validate certificates when connecting to a CIM Server on an ESXi host, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof CIM servers via a crafted certificate.

### POC

#### Reference
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Dec/23
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2014-0012.html

#### Github
No PoCs found on GitHub currently.