Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2023-20879 (CCN-255119)

Assigned:2022-11-01
Published:2023-05-11
Updated:2023-06-02
Summary:VMware Aria Operations could allow a local authenticated attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by an unspecified flaw. By sending a specially crafted request, an authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain root access to the underlying operating system.
CVSS v3 Severity:6.7 Medium (CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
5.8 Medium (Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): High
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
6.7 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
5.8 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): High
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
CVSS v2 Severity:6.8 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): Single_Instance
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Privileges
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2023-20879

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
vmware-cve202320879-priv-esc(255119)

Source: CCN
Type: VMSA-2023-0009
VMware Aria Operations update addresses multiple Local Privilege Escalations and a Deserialization issue (CVE-2023-20877, CVE-2023-20878, CVE-2023-20879, CVE-2023-20880)

Source: security@vmware.com
Type: Vendor Advisory
security@vmware.com

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:vmware:cloud_foundation:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
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    vmware cloud foundation 4.0