Privilege escalation in VMware Aria Operations

1) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU81196

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 5.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-34043

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A local user with administrative access can execute arbitrary code with "root" privileges.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

VMware Aria Operations (formerly vRealize Operations): 8.6.0 - 8.12.4

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:vmware:aria_operations:8.6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:vmware:aria_operations:8.12.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0020.html
https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/94625
https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/94624
https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/94623

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to trick the victim to open a a specially crafted file.

The attacker would have to login to the system and perform certain actions in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.