Vulnerability CVE-2022-22977

Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2022-22977 (CCN-227204)

Assigned:

2022-05-24

Published:

2022-05-24

Updated:

2022-06-09

Summary:

VMware Tools for Windows(12.0.0, 11.x.y and 10.x.y) contains an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability. A malicious actor with non-administrative local user privileges in the Windows guest OS, where VMware Tools is installed, may exploit this issue leading to a denial-of-service condition or unintended information disclosure.

CVSS v3 Severity:

7.1 High (CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H)
6.2 Medium (Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)

Exploitability Metrics:	Attack Vector (AV): Local Attack Complexity (AC): Low Privileges Required (PR): Low User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:	Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): High Integrity (I): None Availibility (A): High

5.8 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L)
5.1 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)

Exploitability Metrics:	Attack Vector (AV): Local Attack Complexity (AC): High Privileges Required (PR): Low User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:	Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): High Integrity (I): Low Availibility (A): Low

CVSS v2 Severity:

3.6 Low (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P)

Exploitability Metrics:	Access Vector (AV): Local Access Complexity (AC): Low Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): Partial Integrity (I): None Availibility (A): Partial

5.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:P/A:P)

Exploitability Metrics:	Access Vector (AV): Local Access Complexity (AC): High Athentication (Au): Single_Instance
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): Complete Integrity (I): Partial Availibility (A): Partial

Vulnerability Type:

CWE-611

Vulnerability Consequences:

Obtain Information

References:

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2022-22977

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
vmware-cve202222977-info-disc(227204)

Source: CCN
Type: VMware Security Advisory VMSA-2022-0015
VMware Tools for Windows update addresses an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability (CVE-2022-22977)

Source: MISC
Type: Vendor Advisory
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0015.html

Vulnerable Configuration:

Configuration 1:

cpe:/a:vmware:tools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version >= 11.0.0 and <= 11.3.5)

OR cpe:/a:vmware:tools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version >= 12.0.0 and < 12.0.5)

OR cpe:/a:vmware:tools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version >= 10.0.0 and <= 10.3.24)

AND

cpe:/o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Denotes that component is vulnerable

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