CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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5.3 | $5k-$25k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability was found in VMware ESXi and vCenter Server (Server Management Software) (affected version not known). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the component Authentication Service. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:
VMware ESXi and vCenter Server contain a partial denial of service vulnerability in their respective authentication services. VMware has evaluated the severity of this issue to be in the Moderate severity range with a maximum CVSSv3 base score of 5.3.
The weakness was disclosed 08/21/2020 (Website). The advisory is available at vmware.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2020-3976 since 12/30/2019. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/22/2020).
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
Product
Type
Vendor
Name
License
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
VulDB CVSS-B Score: 🔍VulDB CVSS-BT Score: 🔍
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍
CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3
VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍
NVD Base Score: 5.3
NVD Vector: 🔍
CVSSv2
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Vector | Complexity | Authentication | Confidentiality | Integrity | Availability |
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VulDB Base Score: 🔍
VulDB Temp Score: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍
NVD Base Score: 🔍
Exploiting
Class: Improper authenticationCWE: CWE-287
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined
EPSS Score: 🔍
EPSS Percentile: 🔍
Price Prediction: 🔍
Current Price Estimation: 🔍
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Threat Intelligence
Interest: 🔍Active Actors: 🔍
Active APT Groups: 🔍
Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔍
Timeline
12/30/2019 🔍08/21/2020 🔍
08/22/2020 🔍
08/22/2020 🔍
Sources
Vendor: vmware.comAdvisory: vmware.com
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2020-3976 (🔍)
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20060413
Entry
Created: 08/22/2020 09:14Updated: 08/22/2020 09:19
Changes: 08/22/2020 09:14 (36), 08/22/2020 09:19 (18)
Complete: 🔍
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