Risk | Medium |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2020-5414 |
CWE-ID | CWE-264 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
VMware Tanzu Operations Manager Server applications / Virtualization software VMware Tanzu Application Service for VMs Server applications / Other server solutions |
Vendor | VMware, Inc |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU32994
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 7.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-5414
CWE-ID:
CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to the App Autoscaler logs the UAA admin password. A remote authenticated attacker can gain administrative privileges on the target system.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsVMware Tanzu Operations Manager: 2.7 - 2.9
VMware Tanzu Application Service for VMs: 2.7.0 - 2.9.6
External linkshttp://tanzu.vmware.com/security/cve-2020-5414
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.