CVE-2020-3944 Auth bypass in vRealize Operations for Horizon Adapter

High 8.6 Published Updated

Unauthenticated remote attackers can bypass authentication in the Horizon Adapter due to improper trust store configuration.

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-2020-3944?

CVE-2020-3944 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in VMWare vRealize Operations for Horizon Adapter, published on 19 Feb 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

vRealize Operations for Horizon Adapter (6.7.x prior to 6.7.1 and 6.6.x prior to 6.6.1) has an improper trust store configuration leading to authentication bypass. An unauthenticated remote attacker who has network access to vRealize Operations, with the Horizon Adapter running, may be able to bypass Adapter authentication.

Weakness: CWE-287

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-3944?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Vmware Vrealize Operations.

How do I fix CVE-2020-3944?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-3944 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-2020-3944 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-3944 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-9468-5fg2-67xr.

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