CVE-2017-4931 Cross-site scripting in VMware AirWatch Console (AWC)
An authenticated user can inject malicious content into log files, leading to code execution when another user opens the resulting CSV file.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-4931?
CVE-2017-4931 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in VMware AirWatch Console (AWC), published on 16 Nov 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local 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 malicious data to an enrolled device's log files. Successful exploitation of this issue could result in an unsuspecting AWC user opening a CSV file which contains malicious content.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-4931?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Vmware Airwatch.
How do I fix CVE-2017-4931?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-4931 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-2017-4931 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-4931 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in VMware AirWatch Console (AWC)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cfcx-vfw6-mfjv.