Information disclosure in VMware Cloud Foundation SDDC Manager

1) Cleartext storage of sensitive information

EUVDB-ID: #VU60191

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-22939

CWE-ID: CWE-312 - Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to VMware Cloud Foundation SDDC Manager logs credentials in plain-text within multiple log files. A local user with root access to the system can view logins and passwords of other users.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Cloud Foundation: 3.0 - 4.3.1

External links

http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0003.html

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to trick the victim to open a a specially crafted file.

The attacker would have to login to the system and perform certain actions in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.