VMware vCloud Director 5.1.2 HTTP Request cross-site request forgery

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in VMware vCloud Director 5.1.2 (Cloud Software). This vulnerability affects an unknown function of the component HTTP Request Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross-site request forgery vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-352. The web application does not, or can not, sufficiently verify whether a well-formed, valid, consistent request was intentionally provided by the user who submitted the request. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in VMware vCloud Director 5.1.x before 5.1.3 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of arbitrary users for requests that trigger a logout.

The weakness was presented 01/16/2014 by Mattia Folador as VMSA-2014-0001 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at vmware.com. The public release was coordinated in cooperation with the vendor. This vulnerability was named CVE-2014-1211 since 01/07/2014. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is declared as highly functional. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 72119 (VMware vCloud Director 5.1.x < 5.1.3 Logout XSRF (VMSA-2014-0001)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Misc..

Upgrading to version 5.1.3 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at kb.vmware.com. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (90560) and Tenable (72119).

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Class: Cross-site request forgery
CWE: CWE-352 / CWE-862 / CWE-863
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Access: Public
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Nessus ID: 72119
Nessus Name: VMware vCloud Director 5.1.x < 5.1.3 Logout XSRF (VMSA-2014-0001)
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OpenVAS ID: 103884
OpenVAS Name: VMSA-2014-0001 VMware Workstation, Player, Fusion, ESXi, ESX and vCloud Director address several security issues
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Upgrade: vCloud Director 5.1.3

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Vendor: vmware.com

Advisory: VMSA-2014-0001
Researcher: Mattia Folador
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-1211 (🔍)
X-Force: 90560 - VMware vCloud Director cross-site request forgery, Medium Risk
SecurityTracker: 1029645
Vulnerability Center: 43017 - VMware vCloud Director Remote CSRF Vulnerability, Medium
SecurityFocus: 64993 - VMware vCloud Director Cross Site Request Forgery Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: 102198

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20060413

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Created: 01/20/2014 13:59
Updated: 06/08/2021 13:32
Changes: 01/20/2014 13:59 (87), 05/19/2017 11:07 (1), 06/08/2021 13:26 (3), 06/08/2021 13:32 (1)
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