SRC-2022-0018 : VMware vRealize Operations Manager DeploymentNodeLevelController Information Disclosure Vulnerability

2022-05-2600:00:00

Steven Seeley (mr_me) of Qihoo 360 Vulnerability Research Institute

srcincite.io

vmware

vrealize operations

information disclosure

remote code execution

authentication bypass

CVSS3

8.8

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

0.003

Percentile

68.4%

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Vulnerability Details:

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to leak sensitive information in VMware vRealize Operations. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability however the existing authentication mechanism can be bypassed.

The issue results from the ability to request access create and access heap dumps. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate access and achieve remote code execution as the root user.

Affected Vendors:

VMWare

Affected Products:

vRealize Operations

Vendor Response:

VMWare has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at: <https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0022.html>