VMware vRealize Operations 8.6.x cross-site request forgery
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Summary
A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in VMware vRealize Operations 8.6.x. Affected is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to cross-site request forgery. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2023-20856. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.
Details
A vulnerability was found in VMware vRealize Operations 8.6.x. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown part. 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 integrity. CVE summarizes:
VMware vRealize Operations (vROps) contains a CSRF bypass vulnerability. A malicious user could execute actions on the vROps platform on behalf of the authenticated victim user.
The weakness was disclosed 02/01/2023 as VMSA-2023-0002. The advisory is available at vmware.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2023-20856 since 11/01/2022. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.
Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at kb.vmware.com.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-25035). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.
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Website
- Vendor: https://www.vmware.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.6VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4
VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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NVD Base Score: 8.8
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Exploiting
Class: Cross-site request forgeryCWE: CWE-352 / CWE-862 / CWE-863
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: PatchStatus: 🔍
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Patch: kb.vmware.com
Timeline
11/01/2022 🔍02/01/2023 🔍
02/01/2023 🔍
09/01/2025 🔍
Sources
Vendor: vmware.comAdvisory: VMSA-2023-0002
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2023-20856 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-20856
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-219922
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scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20060413
Entry
Created: 02/01/2023 11:01Updated: 09/01/2025 20:57
Changes: 02/01/2023 11:01 (40), 03/01/2023 09:42 (11), 09/01/2025 20:57 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103
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