VMSA-2022-0034:VMware vRealize Operations (vROps) updates address privilege escalation vulnerabilities
23656
13 December 2022
13 December 2022
CLOSED
HIGH
4.4-7.2
CVE-2022-31707,CVE-2022-31708
1. Impacted Products
- VMware vRealize Operations (vROps)
2. Introduction
Multiple vulnerabilities in VMware vRealize Operations (vROps) were privately reported to VMware. Patches and updates are available to remediate these vulnerabilities in affected VMware products.
3a. VMware vRealize Operations (vROps) privilege escalation vulnerability (CVE-2022-31707)
Description
vRealize Operations (vROps) contains a privilege escalation vulnerability. VMware has evaluated the severity of this issue to be in the Important severity range with a maximum CVSSv3 base score of 7.2.
Known Attack Vectors
A malicious actor with administrative privileges in the vROps application can gain root access to the underlying operating system.
Resolution
To remediate CVE-2022-31707 apply the fixes listed in the 'Fixed Version' column of the 'Response Matrix' below.
Workarounds
None.
Additional Documentation
None.
Notes
None.
Acknowledgements
VMware would like to thank Reno Robert of Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative, and thiscodecc of MoyunSec TopBreaker Labs and Bing Liu of MoyunSec for independently reporting this issue to us.
3b. VMware vRealize Operations (vROps) contains an access control vulnerability (CVE-2022-31708)
Description
vRealize Operations (vROps) contains a broken access control vulnerability. VMware has evaluated the severity of this issue to be in the Moderate severity range with a maximum CVSSv3 base score of 4.4.
Known Attack Vectors
A malicious actor with admin privileges in the vROps application can read sensitive information from the underlying operating system.
Resolution
To remediate CVE-2022-31708 apply the updates listed in the 'Fixed Version' column of the 'Response Matrix' below.
Workarounds
None.
Additional Documentation
None.
Notes
None.
Acknowledgements
VMware would like to thank Reno Robert of Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative, and thiscodecc of MoyunSec TopBreaker Labs and Bing Liu of MoyunSec for independently reporting this issue to us.
Response Matrix
| Product | Version | Running On | CVE Identifier | CVSSv3 | Severity | Fixed Version | Workarounds | Additional Documentation |
| VMware vRealize Operations (vROps) | 8.10 | Any | CVE-2022-31707, CVE-2022-31708 | important | N/A | N/A | ||
| VMware vRealize Operations (vROps) | 8.6.x | Any | CVE-2022-31707, CVE-2022-31708 | important | N/A | N/A |
4. References
Fixed Version(s) and Release Notes:
VMware vRealize Operations (vROps) 8.10.1 Release Notes: https://docs.vmware.com/en/vRealize-Operations/8.10.1/rn/vrealize-operations-8101-release-notes/index.html
VMware vRealize Operations (vROps) 8.6.x KB90232: https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/90232
VMware vRealize Operations (vROps) 8.10
Downloads and Documentation:
Mitre CVE Dictionary Links:
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-31707
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-31708
FIRST CVSSv3 Calculator:
CVE-2022-31707: https://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/3.1#CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVE-2022-31708: https://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/3.1#CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
5. Change Log
2022-12-15 VMSA-2022-0034
Initial security advisory.
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