Cleartext storage of sensitive information in Cloud Foundation - CVE-2022-22939
Published: January 31, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU60191
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-22939
CWE-ID: CWE-312
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: VMware, Inc
Affected software:
Cloud Foundation
Cloud Foundation
Detailed vulnerability 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.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-22939
Install updates from vendor's website.