VDB-206053 · CVE-2022-22983 · VMSA-2022-0023

VMware Workstation up to 16.2.3 information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in VMware Workstation up to 16.2.3. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. This manipulation causes information disclosure. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2022-22983. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in VMware Workstation up to 16.2.3 (Virtualization Software). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

VMware Workstation (16.x prior to 16.2.4) contains an unprotected storage of credentials vulnerability. A malicious actor with local user privileges to the victim machine may exploit this vulnerability leading to the disclosure of user passwords of the remote server connected through VMware Workstation.

The weakness was presented 08/11/2022 as VMSA-2022-0023. The advisory is shared at vmware.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-22983 since 01/10/2022. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 16.2.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Type

Virtualization Software

Vendor

VMware

Name

Workstation

Version

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.vmware.com/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.0

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 5.9
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: Workstation 16.2.4

Timelineinfo

01/10/2022 🔍
08/11/2022 +212 days 🔍
08/11/2022 +0 days 🔍
09/04/2022 +24 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: vmware.com

Advisory: VMSA-2022-0023
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-22983 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-22983
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-206053
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20060413

Entryinfo

Created: 08/11/2022 07:06
Updated: 09/04/2022 12:48
Changes: 08/11/2022 07:06 (41), 09/04/2022 12:48 (11)
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