#VU15886 Authorization bypass in Aria Operations for Logs (formerly vRealize Log Insight) - CVE-2018-6980

 

#VU15886 Authorization bypass in Aria Operations for Logs (formerly vRealize Log Insight) - CVE-2018-6980

Published: November 13, 2018 / Updated: November 14, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU15886
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-6980
CWE-ID: CWE-285
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Aria Operations for Logs (formerly vRealize Log Insight)
Software vendor:
VMware, Inc

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote administrative attacker to bypass authorization on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper authorization in the user registration method. An Admin attacker with view only permission can perform certain administrative functions not allowed to perform.


Remediation

The vulnerability has been fixed in the versions 4.6.2, 4.7.1.

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