SB2022121329 - Multiple vulnerabilities in VMware vRealize Network Insight (vRNI)

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.

1) OS Command Injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-31702)

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

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within within the createSupportBundle function in the vRNI REST API. A remote unauthenticated attacker can pass specially crafted data to the affected REST API endpoint and execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system.

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

2) Path traversal (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-31703)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences within the downloadFile function in the vRNI REST API. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and read arbitrary files on the system.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0031.html
• https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-055/
• https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-056/