#VU61934 Cross-site request forgery in VMware Workspace One Access - CVE-2022-22959

Vulnerability identifier: #VU61934

Vulnerability risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-22959

CWE-ID: CWE-352

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
VMware Workspace One Access
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor: VMware, Inc

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site request forgery attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of the HTTP request origin. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted web page and perform arbitrary actions on behalf of the victim on the vulnerable website and unintentionally validate a malicious JDBC URI.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

VMware Workspace One Access: 20.10.0.0 - 21.08.0.1

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External links
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0011.html
https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/88099
https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/23639

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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