VMware vCenter Server up to 5.1 Virtual Appliance Management Interface access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in VMware vCenter Server up to 5.1 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Virtual Appliance Management Interface. Such manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2013-3080. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in VMware vCenter Server up to 5.1 (Server Management Software). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the component Virtual Appliance Management Interface. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

VMware vCenter Server Appliance (vCSA) 5.1 before Update 1 allows remote authenticated users to create or overwrite arbitrary files, and consequently execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service, by leveraging Virtual Appliance Management Interface (VAMI) web-interface access.

The weakness was presented 04/25/2013 as VMSA-2013-0006 as not defined advisory (Website). The advisory is available at vmware.com. The public release was coordinated in cooperation with the vendor. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2013-3080 since 04/16/2013. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. A simple authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 67141 (VMware vCenter Server Appliance Multiple Vulnerabilities (VMSA-2013-0006)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Misc..

Upgrading to version 5.1 Update 1 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 (83824), Tenable (67141), SecurityFocus (BID 59509†), OSVDB (92813†) and Secunia (SA53180†). See VDB-8556 and VDB-8557 for similar entries. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: No
Local: No
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Nessus ID: 67141
Nessus Name: VMware vCenter Server Appliance Multiple Vulnerabilities (VMSA-2013-0006)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: vCenter Server 5.1 Update 1

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Vendor: vmware.com

Advisory: VMSA-2013-0006
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2013-3080 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-3080
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-8558

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X-Force: 83824
SecurityFocus: 59509 - vCenter Server Appliance CVE-2013-3080 Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability
Secunia: 53180 - VMware vCenter Server Products Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 92813
Vulnerability Center: 39536 - Vmware vCenter Server Appliance 5.1 Remote Authenticated Arbitrary File Overwrite Causing Code Execution, High

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

Created: 05/03/2013 17:33
Updated: 05/10/2021 10:38
Changes: 05/03/2013 17:33 (78), 04/29/2017 20:46 (2), 05/10/2021 10:38 (3)
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