VMware Horizon DaaS up to 7.x Two-factor Authentication improper authentication
CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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7.4 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability was found in VMware Horizon DaaS up to 7.x and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component Two-factor Authentication. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
VMware Horizon DaaS (7.x before 8.0.0) contains a broken authentication vulnerability that may allow an attacker to bypass two-factor authentication. Note: In order to exploit this issue, an attacker must have a legitimate account on Horizon DaaS.
The bug was discovered 04/19/2018. The weakness was presented 04/20/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared at vmware.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-6960 since 02/14/2018. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. The requirement for exploitation is a simple authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.
Upgrading to version 8.0.0 eliminates this vulnerability.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.4
VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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NVD Base Score: 8.8
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CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Improper authenticationCWE: CWE-287
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Horizon DaaS 8.0.0
Timeline
02/14/2018 🔍04/19/2018 🔍
04/19/2018 🔍
04/20/2018 🔍
04/20/2018 🔍
04/21/2018 🔍
03/03/2023 🔍
Sources
Vendor: vmware.comAdvisory: vmware.com
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍
CVE: CVE-2018-6960 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1040731
SecurityFocus: 103938 - VMware Horizon DaaS CVE-2018-6960 Security Bypass Vulnerability
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20060413
Entry
Created: 04/21/2018 18:52Updated: 03/03/2023 15:46
Changes: 04/21/2018 18:52 (61), 01/30/2020 13:06 (4), 03/03/2023 15:46 (4)
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