VDB-286132 · CVE-2024-38830 · VMSA-2024-0022

VMware Aria Operations up to 8.18.1 privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in VMware Aria Operations up to 8.18.1. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. Executing a manipulation can lead to Local Privilege Escalation. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2024-38830. The attack is restricted to local execution. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in VMware Aria Operations up to 8.18.1 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a local privilege escalation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

VMware Aria Operations contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability. A malicious actor with local administrative privileges may trigger this vulnerability to escalate privileges to root user on the appliance running VMware Aria Operations.

The advisory is shared for download at support.broadcom.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-38830 since 06/20/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 05/14/2025). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 212134 (VMware Aria Operations Multiple Vulnerabilities (VMSA-2024-0022)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 8.18.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (212134). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

VMware

Name

Aria Operations

Version

License

commercial

Website

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

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.7

VulDB Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Temp Score: 7.5
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NVD Base Score: 7.8
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CNA Base Score: 7.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 212134
Nessus Name: VMware Aria Operations Multiple Vulnerabilities (VMSA-2024-0022)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Aria Operations 8.18.2

Timelineinfo

06/20/2024 🔍
11/26/2024 +159 days 🔍
11/26/2024 +0 days 🔍
05/14/2025 +169 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: vmware.com

Advisory: VMSA-2024-0022
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-38830 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-38830
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-286132
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20060413

Entryinfo

Created: 11/26/2024 14:22
Updated: 05/14/2025 20:56
Changes: 11/26/2024 14:22 (62), 12/07/2024 01:42 (2), 05/14/2025 20:56 (13)
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