VMware vShield Manager up to 4.0.1/4.1.0 cross-site request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in VMware vShield Manager up to 4.0.1/4.1.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to cross-site request forgery. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2012-1514. The attack can be initiated remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in VMware vShield Manager up to 4.0.1/4.1.0. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross-site request forgery vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in VMware vShield Manager (vSM) 1.0.1 before Update 2 and 4.1.0 before Update 2 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of arbitrary users.

The weakness was released 03/15/2012 by Frans Pehrson and Claudio Criscione (DiGiT) with Digital Security Research Group (Website). The advisory is shared at vmware.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-1514 since 03/08/2012. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are unknown but a private exploit is available.

It is declared as highly functional. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 58362 (VMSA-2012-0005 : VMware vCenter Server, Orchestrator, Update Manager, vShield, vSphere Client, Workstation, Player, ESXi, and ESX address several security issues), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family VMware ESX Local Security Checks.

Upgrading to version 4.0.1 Update 2 or 4.1.0 Update 2 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (74092), Tenable (58362), SecurityFocus (BID 52525†), OSVDB (80121†) and Secunia (SA48409†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-4557, VDB-4839 and VDB-4840. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross-site request forgery
CWE: CWE-352 / CWE-862 / CWE-863
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Access: Private
Status: Highly functional

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Nessus ID: 58362
Nessus Name: VMSA-2012-0005 : VMware vCenter Server, Orchestrator, Update Manager, vShield, vSphere Client, Workstation, Player, ESXi, and ESX address several security issues
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OpenVAS ID: 103457
OpenVAS Name: VMSA-2012-0005 VMware vCenter Server, Orchestrator, Update Manager, vShield, vSphere Client, ESXi and ESX address several security issues
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: vShield Manager 4.0.1 Update 2 / 4.1.0 Update 2

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Vendor: vmware.com

Advisory: vmware.com
Researcher: Frans Pehrson , Claudio Criscione (DiGiT)
Organization: Digital Security Research Group
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-1514 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-1514
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-4841

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X-Force: 74092 - VMWare vShield Manager cross-site request forgery, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 52525 - Multiple VMware Products Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 48409 - VMware vShield Manager Cross-Site Request Forgery Vulnerability, Less Critical
OSVDB: 80121
SecurityTracker: 1026815 - VMware vShield Manager Permits Cross-Site Request Attacks
Vulnerability Center: 34805 - VMware vShield Manager 1.0.1 Before Update 2, 4.1.0 Before Update 2 Remote CSRF Vulnerability, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20060413
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2012 09:28
Updated: 03/22/2021 07:35
Changes: 03/19/2012 09:28 (80), 04/10/2017 18:12 (8), 03/22/2021 07:35 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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