CVE-2019-5523 Auth bypass in VMware vCloud Director for Service Providers (vCD)
Attackers can hijack remote sessions to impersonate logged-in users in VMware vCloud Director portals, requiring an upgrade to fix.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-5523?
CVE-2019-5523 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in VMware vCloud Director for Service Providers (vCD), published on 1 Apr 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
VMware vCloud Director for Service Providers 9.5.x prior to 9.5.0.3 update resolves a Remote Session Hijack vulnerability in the Tenant and Provider Portals. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow a malicious actor to access the Tenant or Provider Portals by impersonating a currently logged in session.
Weakness: CWE-384
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-5523?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Vmware Vcloud Director.
How do I fix CVE-2019-5523?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-5523 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2019-5523 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-5523 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-572p-v7cx-fv5g.