VMware vCenter Server 6.7 Sensitive Information Disclosure Vulnerability (VMSA-2020-0006)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 135411

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Synopsis

A virtualization management application installed on the remote host is affected by a sensitive information disclosure vulnerability.

Description

The version of VMware vCenter Server installed on the remote host is 6.7 prior to U3F, and is, therefore, affected by an information disclosure vulnerability caused by insufficient access controls in vmdir. This allows an attacker with network access to an affected vmdir deployment may be able to extract highly sensitive information. This information can be used to compromise the vCenter Server or other services which depends on VMware directory service authentication. (CVE-2020-3952) Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to VMware vCenter Server 6.7 U3F or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 135411

File Name: vmware_vcenter_vmsa-2020-0006.nasl

Version: 1.10

Type: remote

Family: Misc.

Published: 4/13/2020

Updated: 4/25/2023

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-3952

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 9.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:vmware:vcenter_server

Required KB Items: Host/VMware/vCenter, Host/VMware/version, Host/VMware/release

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/9/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/9/2020

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 5/3/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-3952

IAVA: 2020-A-0136-S

VMSA: 2020-0006

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