VMware vSphere Replication Oracle JRE JMX Deserialization RCE (VMSA-2016-0005)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 91457

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Synopsis

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

Description

The VMware vSphere Replication running on the remote host is version 5.6.x prior to 5.6.0.6, 5.8.x prior to 5.8.1.2, 6.0.x prior to 6.0.0.3, or 6.1.x prior to 6.1.1. It is, therefore, affected by a remote code execution vulnerability in the Oracle JRE JMX component due to a flaw related to the deserialization of authentication credentials. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this to execute arbitrary code.

Note that vSphere Replication is only affected if its vCloud Tunneling Agent is running, and it is not enabled by default.

Solution

Upgrade to VMware vSphere Replication version 5.6.0.6 / 5.8.1.2 / 6.0.0.3 / 6.1.1 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 91457

File Name: vmware_vsphere_replication_vmsa_2016_0005.nasl

Version: 1.16

Type: local

Family: Misc.

Published: 6/3/2016

Updated: 11/27/2023

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 8.1

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 8.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-3427

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9

Temporal Score: 8.3

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: x-cpe:/a:vmware:vsphere_replication

Required KB Items: Host/VMware vSphere Replication/Version

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/17/2016

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/17/2016

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 6/2/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-3427

VMSA: 2016-0005

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