VMware Workspace One Access / VMware Identity Manager Server-side Template Injection RCE (CVE-2022-22954)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 160182

Synopsis

An identity store broker application running on the remote host is affected by a remote code execution vulnerability.

Description

The VMware Workspace One Access (formerly VMware Identity Manager) application running on the remote host is affected by a remote code execution vulnerability due to server-side template injection. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, via a specially crafted message, to execute arbitrary code on the remote host.

Solution

Apply the HW-154129 hotfix to VMware Workspace One Access / VMware Identity Manager as per the VMSA-2022-0011 advisory.

See Also

https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0011.html

https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/88099

https://github.com/sherlocksecurity/VMware-CVE-2022-22954

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 160182

File Name: vmware_workspace_one_access_cve-2022-22954.nbin

Version: 1.53

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 4/25/2022

Updated: 11/12/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Critical

Score: 9.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 8.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-22954

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 9.4

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:H/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:vmware:workspace_one_access, cpe:/a:vmware:identity_manager

Required KB Items: installed_sw/VMware Workspace ONE Access

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Exploited by Nessus: true

Patch Publication Date: 4/6/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/6/2022

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

Exploitable With

Core Impact

Metasploit (VMware Workspace ONE Access CVE-2022-22954)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-22954

IAVA: 2022-A-0136-S

VMSA: 2022-0011