#VU65208 Cross-site scripting in Aria Operations for Logs (formerly vRealize Log Insight) - CVE-2022-31654

Vulnerability identifier: #VU65208

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-31654

CWE-ID: CWE-79

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Aria Operations for Logs (formerly vRealize Log Insight)
Client/Desktop applications / Other client software

Vendor: VMware, Inc

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Aria Operations for Logs (formerly vRealize Log Insight): 8.0.0 - 8.8.1

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External links
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0019.html

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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.