Code Injection Vulnerability in VMware Cloud Director by VMware
CVE-2020-3956

8.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Vmware
Status
Vmware Cloud Director
Vendor
CVE Published:
20 May 2020

Badges

👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC🟣 EPSS 63%

Summary

VMware Cloud Director versions 10.0.x prior to 10.0.0.2, 9.7.0.x before 9.7.0.5, 9.5.0.x before 9.5.0.6, and 9.1.0.x before 9.1.0.4 exhibit a vulnerability that arises from improper input handling. This issue allows an authenticated attacker to craft and send malicious traffic through the HTML5 and Flex-based user interfaces, the API Explorer, and API access. If exploited, this may lead to arbitrary remote code execution, posing serious security risks to affected installations.

Affected Version(s)

VMware Cloud Director VMware Cloud Director 10.0.x before 10.0.0.2, 9.7.0.x before 9.7.0.5, 9.5.0.x before 9.5.0.6, and 9.1.0.x before 9.1.0.4.

Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)

PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.

CVE-2020-3956
Created by aaronsvk

References

https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0010...
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https://citadelo.com/en/blog/full-infrastructure-takeover...
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https://github.com/aaronsvk/CVE-2020-3956
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EPSS Score

63% chance of being exploited in the next 30 days.

CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • 🟡

    Public PoC available

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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