VMware vCenter Server 6.5 < 6.5 U3u / 6.7 < 6.7.0 U3s / 7.0 < 7.0 U3i Multiple Vulnerabilities (VMSA-2022-0030)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 168746

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Synopsis

A virtualization management application installed on the remote host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

The version of VMware vCenter Server installed on the remote host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities, as follows:

- An information disclosure vulnerability due to plaintext logging of credentials. (CVE-2022-31697)

- A denial of service (DoS) vulnerability in the content library service. (CVE-2022-31698)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number. Nessus has also not tested for the presence of a workaround.

Solution

Upgrade to VMware vCenter Server 6.5 U3u, 6.7.0 U3s, 7.0 U3i or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 168746

File Name: vmware_vcenter_vmsa-2022-0030.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: remote

Family: Misc.

Published: 12/15/2022

Updated: 3/22/2023

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-31697

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:vmware:vcenter_server

Required KB Items: Host/VMware/release, Host/VMware/version, Host/VMware/vCenter

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/8/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/8/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-31697, CVE-2022-31698

IAVA: 2022-A-0513

VMSA: 2022-0030

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