VMware vRealize Operations 8.x < 8.6 Hot Fix 8, 8.10.x < 8.10.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities (VMSA-2022-0034)

high Nessus Plugin ID 169226

Synopsis

VMware vRealize Operations running on the remote host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

The version of VMware vRealize Operations (vROps) running on the remote host is 8.x prior to 8.6 Hot Fix 8 or 8.10.x prior to 8.10.1. It is, therefore, affected by a multiple vulnerabilities:

- A privilege escalation vulnerability exists. An authenticated, remote attacker with administrative privileges can exploit this, to gain root access to the system. (CVE-2022-31707)

- A broken access control vulnerability exists. An authenticated, remote attacker with administrative privileges can exploit this, to read sensitive information from the system.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to VMware vRealize Operations Manager version 8.6 Hot Fix 8, 8.10.1 or later.

See Also

https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0034.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 169226

File Name: vmware_vrealize_operations_VMSA-2022-0034.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: remote

Family: Misc.

Published: 12/23/2022

Updated: 1/6/2023

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.3

Temporal Score: 6.1

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-31707

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 6.3

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:vmware:vrealize_operations

Required KB Items: installed_sw/vRealize Operations Manager

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/15/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/15/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-31707, CVE-2022-31708

IAVA: 2023-A-0002

VMSA: 2022-0034