CVE-2017-4930 Cross-site scripting in VMware AirWatch Console (AWC)
An authenticated user can inject malicious URLs into device links, redirecting other users to malicious sites.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-4930?
CVE-2017-4930 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in VMware AirWatch Console (AWC), published on 16 Nov 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
VMware AirWatch Console 9.x prior to 9.2.0 contains a vulnerability that could allow an authenticated AWC user to add a malicious URL to an enrolled device's 'Links' page. Successful exploitation of this issue could result in an unsuspecting AWC user being redirected to a malicious URL.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-4930?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Vmware Airwatch.
How do I fix CVE-2017-4930?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-4930 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2017-4930 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-4930 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in VMware AirWatch Console (AWC)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-962f-rw75-96pq.