SB2020111701 - Information disclosure in VMware Tanzu Application Service for VMs
Published: November 17, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020111701
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Incorrect permission assignment for critical resource (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-5417)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the sysem.
The vulnerability exists when the affected software is used in a deployment where an app domain is also the system domain. A remote authenticated attacker can claim certain sensitive routes, potentially resulting in the developer’s app handling some requests that were expected to go to certain system components.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.