VMware vCenter / vRealize Orchestrator Appliance 4.2.x / 5.x / 6.x Java Object Deserialization RCE (VMSA-2015-0009)

high Nessus Plugin ID 87762

Synopsis

The remote host has a virtualization appliance installed that is affected by a remote code execution vulnerability.

Description

The version of VMware vCenter / vRealize Orchestrator Appliance installed on the remote host is 4.2.x or 5.x or 6.x and includes the Apache Commons Collections (ACC) library version 3.2.1. It is, therefore, affected by a remote code execution vulnerability due to unsafe deserialize calls of unauthenticated Java objects to the ACC library. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, by sending a crafted request, to execute arbitrary code on the target host.

Solution

Apply the patch referenced in VMware KB 2141244.

See Also

https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2015-0009.html

https://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?cmd=displayKC&externalId=2141244

http://www.nessus.org/u?91868e8b

http://www.nessus.org/u?9c6d83db

https://www.infoq.com/news/2015/11/commons-exploit

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 87762

File Name: vmware_orchestrator_appliance_vmsa_2015_0009.nasl

Version: 1.25

Type: local

Family: Misc.

Published: 1/6/2016

Updated: 11/27/2023

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2015-6934

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.3

Temporal Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:vmware:vcenter_orchestrator, cpe:/a:vmware:vrealize_orchestrator

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, HostLevelChecks/proto, Host/VMware vCenter Orchestrator/Version, Host/VMware vCenter Orchestrator/VerUI, Host/VMware vCenter Orchestrator/Build

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/18/2015

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/28/2015

Exploitable With

CANVAS (CANVAS)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-6934

BID: 79648

CERT: 576313

IAVB: 2016-B-0006

VMSA: 2015-0009