VMware Aria Operations for Networks 6.x deserialization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in VMware Aria Operations for Networks 6.x. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to deserialization. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2023-20888. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in VMware Aria Operations for Networks 6.x. This issue affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a deserialization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-502. The product deserializes untrusted data without sufficiently verifying that the resulting data will be valid. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 06/07/2023 as VMSA-2023-0012. It is possible to read the advisory at vmware.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-20888 since 11/01/2022. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/07/2025).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at kb.vmware.com.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.2

VulDB Base Score: 7.2
VulDB Temp Score: 6.9
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Class: Deserialization
CWE: CWE-502 / CWE-20
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Patch: kb.vmware.com

Timelineinfo

11/01/2022 🔍
06/07/2023 +217 days 🔍
06/07/2023 +0 days 🔍
01/07/2025 +580 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: vmware.com

Advisory: VMSA-2023-0012
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-20888 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-20888
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-231023
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20060413

Entryinfo

Created: 06/07/2023 16:06
Updated: 01/07/2025 19:42
Changes: 06/07/2023 16:06 (39), 07/05/2023 20:43 (1), 07/05/2023 20:51 (1), 01/07/2025 19:42 (35)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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