CVE-2020-3956
VMware Cloud Director 10.0.x before 10.0.0.2, 9.7.0.x before 9.7.0.5, 9.5.0.x before 9.5.0.6, and 9.1.0.x before 9.1.0.4 do not properly handle input leading to a code injection vulnerability.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 21.1%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
VMware Cloud Director 10.0.x before 10.0.0.2, 9.7.0.x before 9.7.0.5, 9.5.0.x before 9.5.0.6, and 9.1.0.x before 9.1.0.4 do not properly handle input leading to a code injection vulnerability. An authenticated actor may be able to send malicious traffic to VMware Cloud Director which may lead to arbitrary remote code execution. This vulnerability can be exploited through the HTML5- and Flex-based UIs, the API Explorer interface and API access.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 21.10% probability · 97th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-917
- Affected
- vmware/vcloud director
- Source
- security@vmware.com
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157909/vCloud-Director-9.7.0.15498291-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://citadelo.com/en/blog/full-infrastructure-takeover-of-vmware-cloud-director-CVE-2020-3956/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/aaronsvk/CVE-2020-3956Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0010.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157909/vCloud-Director-9.7.0.15498291-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://citadelo.com/en/blog/full-infrastructure-takeover-of-vmware-cloud-director-CVE-2020-3956/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/aaronsvk/CVE-2020-3956Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0010.htmlVendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.