VMware App Volumes 2.x < 2.18.6 / 4.x < 4.1.0.57 (2006) XSS

medium Nessus Plugin ID 140043

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Synopsis

An application and VM management software on the remote host is affected by a cross-site scripting vulnerability.

Description

The version of VMWare App Volumes installed on the remote host is 2.x prior to 2.18.6, or 4.x prior to 4.1.0.57 (2006).
It is, therefore, affected by a cross-site scripting vulnerability. A malicious actor with access to create and edit applications or create storage groups, may be able to inject malicious script which will be executed by a victim's browser when viewing.

Solution

Upgrade to VMware App Volumes 2.18.6, 4.1.0.57 (2006) or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 140043

File Name: vmware_app_vol_vmsa_2020_0019.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 8/28/2020

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.5

Temporal Score: 2.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-3975

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.4

Temporal Score: 4.7

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:vmware:app_volumes

Required KB Items: installed_sw/VMware App Volumes

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/20/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/20/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-3975

IAVA: 2020-A-0387

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