Advisory Details

April 24th, 2023

VMware Aria Operations for Logs Cluster Controller Deserialization of Untrusted Data Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

ZDI-23-482
ZDI-CAN-20380

CVE ID CVE-2023-20864
CVSS SCORE 9.8, AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AFFECTED VENDORS VMware
AFFECTED PRODUCTS Aria Operations for Logs
VULNERABILITY DETAILS

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of VMware Aria Operations for Logs. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability.

The specific flaw exists within the InternalClusterController class. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in deserialization of untrusted data. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of root.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS VMware has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0007.html
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
  • 2023-02-24 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2023-04-24 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT Anonymous
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