Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Cloud Foundation and VMware Aria Operations (formerly vRealize Operations) - CVE-2023-20879

 

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Cloud Foundation and VMware Aria Operations (formerly vRealize Operations) - CVE-2023-20879

Published: May 12, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU76056
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.4 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-20879
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local administrator to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.


Affected software

Cloud Foundation
VMware Aria Operations (formerly vRealize Operations)

How to mitigate CVE-2023-20879

Install updates from vendor's website.

VMware Aria Operations (formerly vRealize Operations) - addressed in versions 8.6.10, 8.10.4

External References

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