CVE-2022-22956 Auth bypass in VMware Workspace ONE Access

Critical 9.8 Published Updated

Attackers can bypass authentication in VMware Workspace ONE Access to execute arbitrary operations due to exposed OAuth2 endpoints.

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-2022-22956?

CVE-2022-22956 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in VMware Workspace ONE Access, published on 13 Apr 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

VMware Workspace ONE Access has two authentication bypass vulnerabilities (CVE-2022-22955 & CVE-2022-22956) in the OAuth2 ACS framework. A malicious actor may bypass the authentication mechanism and execute any operation due to exposed endpoints in the authentication framework.

Weakness: CWE-287

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-22956?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Vmware Identity Manager, Vmware Vrealize Automation, Vmware Workspace One Access.

How do I fix CVE-2022-22956?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-22956 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-2022-22956 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-22956 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module and 1 Nuclei template.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-54hw-pp59-j3rc.

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