VDB-92552 · CVE-2016-7457 · BID 93499

VMware vRealize Operations Address Updater access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in VMware vRealize Operations. This impacts an unknown function of the component Address Updater. Such manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-7457. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in VMware vRealize Operations (unknown version) and classified as very critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the component Address Updater. 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 vRealize Operations (aka vROps) 6.x before 6.4.0 allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges, or halt and remove virtual machines, via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was disclosed 10/11/2016 as confirmed mailinglist post (Full-Disclosure). The advisory is shared for download at seclists.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-7457 since 09/09/2016. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. The requirement for exploitation is a simple authentication. 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 09/22/2022). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 93499†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.7

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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OpenVAS ID: 861066
OpenVAS Name: VMSA-2016-0016: vRealize Operations (vROps) Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
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09/09/2016 🔍
10/11/2016 +32 days 🔍
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10/12/2016 +1 days 🔍
12/29/2016 +78 days 🔍
09/22/2022 +2093 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: vmware.com

Advisory: seclists.org
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-7457 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-7457
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-92552
SecurityFocus: 93499 - VMware vRealize Operations CVE-2016-7457 Unspecified Remote Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1036999

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

Entryinfo

Created: 10/12/2016 10:20
Updated: 09/22/2022 19:31
Changes: 10/12/2016 10:20 (56), 05/07/2019 17:10 (11), 09/22/2022 19:31 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:979:103

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