CVE-2022-22957 Deserialization in VMware Workspace ONE Access, Identity Manager and vRealize Automation.
Administrators can trigger remote code execution via malicious JDBC URI deserialization in VMware Workspace ONE and vRealize Automation.
- 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-2022-22957?
CVE-2022-22957 is a high-severity unsafe deserialization vulnerability in Vmware Cloud Foundation, published on 13 Apr 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
VMware Workspace ONE Access, Identity Manager and vRealize Automation contain two remote code execution vulnerabilities (CVE-2022-22957 & CVE-2022-22958). A malicious actor with administrative access can trigger deserialization of untrusted data through malicious JDBC URI which may result in remote code execution.
Weakness: CWE-502
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-22957?
It affects 5 products.
Products include Vmware Cloud Foundation, Vmware Identity Manager, Vmware Vrealize Automation, Vmware Vrealize Suite Lifecycle Manager, Vmware Workspace One Access.
How do I fix CVE-2022-22957?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-22957 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and only deserialise data from trusted sources or with an allow-list of types. More about Unsafe deserialization.
Is CVE-2022-22957 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-22957 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module.
Other vulnerabilities in Vmware Cloud Foundation
- CVE-2024-38812 VMware vCenter Server Heap-Based Buffer Overflow
- CVE-2024-37079 Broadcom VMware vCenter Server Out-of-bounds Write
- CVE-2022-22954 VMware Workspace ONE Access and Identity Manager Server-Side Template Injection
- CVE-2021-22005 VMware vCenter Server File Upload
- CVE-2021-21985 VMware vCenter Server Improper Input Validation
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cqx6-4jgp-26m2.