VMware Tools 10.x / 11.x / 12.x < 12.0.5 XXE (VMSA-2022-0015)

high Nessus Plugin ID 161605

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Synopsis

A virtualization tool suite is installed on the remote Windows host is affected by an XML External Entity vulnerability.

Description

The version of VMware Tools installed on the remote Windows host is affected by an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability. A malicious actor with non-administrative local user privileges in the Windows guest OS, where VMware Tools is installed, may exploit this issue leading to a denial-of-service condition or unintended information disclosure.

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 Tools version 12.0.5 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 161605

File Name: vmware_tools_win_vmsa-2022-0015.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 5/27/2022

Updated: 8/30/2022

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.6

Temporal Score: 2.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-22977

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.1

Temporal Score: 6.2

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:vmware:tools

Required KB Items: SMB/Registry/Enumerated, installed_sw/VMware Tools

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/24/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/24/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-22977

IAVB: 2022-B-0014-S

VMSA: VMSA-2022-0015

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