CVE-2020-3956

high-risk
Published 2020-05-20

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.

Do I need to act?

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42.0% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 58% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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1 public exploit available
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 8.8/10 High
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Vcloud Director

Affected Vendors

Vmware

References (8)

Exploit http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157909/vCloud-Director-9.7.0.15498291-Remot...
Exploit https://citadelo.com/en/blog/full-infrastructure-takeover-of-vmware-cloud-direct...
Exploit https://github.com/aaronsvk/CVE-2020-3956
Vendor Advisory https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0010.html
Exploit http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157909/vCloud-Director-9.7.0.15498291-Remot...
Exploit https://citadelo.com/en/blog/full-infrastructure-takeover-of-vmware-cloud-direct...
Exploit https://github.com/aaronsvk/CVE-2020-3956
Vendor Advisory https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0010.html
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high-risk
Severity 30/34 · Critical
Exploitability 17/34 · Moderate
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal