Code Injection in VMware Cloud Director - CVE-2020-3956
Published: May 20, 2020 / Updated: June 17, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU28127
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-3956
CWE-ID: CWE-94
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vendor: VMware, Inc
Affected software:
VMware Cloud Director
VMware Cloud Director
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation. A remote authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted request and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
This vulnerability can be exploited through the HTML5- and Flex-based UIs, the API Explorer interface and API access.
How to mitigate CVE-2020-3956
Install updates from vendor's website.