Privilege escalation in VMware Aria Operations (formerly vRealize Operations) - CVE-2018-6978
Published: December 18, 2018 / Updated: December 18, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU16594
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-6978
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: VMware, Inc
Affected software:
VMware Aria Operations (formerly vRealize Operations)
VMware Aria Operations (formerly vRealize Operations)
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local attacker with administrative privileges to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper permissions of support scripts. A local attacker of the vROps application with shell access can elevate his privileges to root on a vROps machine.
The vulnerability exists due to improper permissions of support scripts. A local attacker of the vROps application with shell access can elevate his privileges to root on a vROps machine.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-6978
The vulnerability has been addressed in the versions 6.6.1.11286876, 6.7.0.11286837, 7.0.0.11287810.