Vulnerability · Published May 20, 2020 · Assigned by vmware
CVE-2020-3956
High 8.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in VMware Cloud Director. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 21.1% (higher than 98% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code.
Official description
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 do not properly handle input leading to a code injection vulnerability. An authenticated actor may be able to send malicious traffic to VMware Cloud Director which may lead to arbitrary remote code execution. This vulnerability can be exploited through the HTML5- and Flex-based UIs, the API Explorer interface and API access.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | 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. |
References
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0010.html x_refsource_MISC
- https://citadelo.com/en/blog/full-infrastructure-takeover-of-vmware-cloud-director-CVE-2020-3956/ x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/aaronsvk/CVE-2020-3956 x_refsource_MISC
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157909/vCloud-Director-9.7.0.15498291-Remote-Code-Execution.html x_refsource_MISC