Cross-site request forgery in VMware Aria Operations (formerly vRealize Operations) - CVE-2023-20856
Published: January 31, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU71712
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-20856
CWE-ID: CWE-352
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site request forgery attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of the HTTP request origin. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted web page and perform arbitrary actions on behalf of the victim on the vulnerable website.
Affected software
VMware Aria Operations (formerly vRealize Operations)
How to mitigate CVE-2023-20856
Install updates from vendor's website.
VMware Aria Operations (formerly vRealize Operations) - update to 8.6.4 21139695