CVE-2022-22939 Information disclosure in VMware Cloud Foundation

Medium 4.9 Published Updated

Attackers with root access can view plaintext credentials in SDDC Manager log files, exposing sensitive authentication data.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2022-22939?

CVE-2022-22939 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Vmware Cloud Foundation, published on 4 Feb 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

VMware Cloud Foundation contains an information disclosure vulnerability due to logging of credentials in plain-text within multiple log files on the SDDC Manager. A malicious actor with root access on VMware Cloud Foundation SDDC Manager may be able to view credentials in plaintext within one or more log files.

Weakness: CWE-532

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-22939?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Vmware Cloud Foundation.

How do I fix CVE-2022-22939?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-22939 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2022-22939 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-22939 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Vmware Cloud Foundation vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-95v7-jv4x-23ww.

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