Multiple vulnerabilities in VMware Carbon Black App Control

Published: 2022-03-23

Risk	Low
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2022-22951 CVE-2022-22952
CWE-ID	CWE-78 CWE-434
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software Subscribe	VMware Carbon Black App Control Server Server applications / Server solutions for antivurus protection
Vendor	VMware, Inc

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) OS Command Injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU61569

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 6.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-22951

CWE-ID: CWE-78 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation. A remote administrator can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

VMware Carbon Black App Control Server: 8.5 - 8.8

External links

http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0008.html

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated privileged user via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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

2) Arbitrary file upload

EUVDB-ID: #VU61570