XML External Entity injection in VMware Tools - CVE-2022-22977
Published: May 24, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU63595
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-22977
CWE-ID: CWE-611
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Affected software:
VMware Tools
VMware Tools
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote user to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied XML input. A remote unpriviledg user of the guest OS can pass a specially crafted XML code to the affected application and view contents of arbitrary files on the system or initiate requests to external systems.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-22977
Install updates from vendor's website.