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Vrealize Operations CVE-2016-7462

HIGH
Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CWE-264)
2016-12-29 security@vmware.com
Deserialization Privilege Escalation VMware Vrealize Operations
8.5
CVSS 3.0 · NVD
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NVD PRIMARY
8.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:H
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

1
CVE Published
Dec 29, 2016 - 09:59 cve.org
HIGH 8.5

DescriptionCVE.org

The Suite REST API in VMware vRealize Operations (aka vROps) 6.x before 6.4.0 allows remote authenticated users to write arbitrary content to files or rename files via a crafted DiskFileItem in a relay-request payload that is mishandled during deserialization.

AnalysisAI

The Suite REST API in VMware vRealize Operations (aka vROps) 6.x before 6.4.0 allows remote authenticated users to write arbitrary content to files or rename files via a crafted DiskFileItem in a. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-264. The Suite REST API in VMware vRealize Operations (aka vROps) 6.x before 6.4.0 allows remote authenticated users to write arbitrary content to files or rename files via a crafted DiskFileItem in a relay-request payload that is mishandled during deserialization. Affected products include: Vmware Vrealize Operations. Version information: before 6.4.0.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.

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