# CVE-2022-31665: Code injection in VMware Workspace ONE Access, Identity Manager and vRealize Automation

> Administrators with network access can trigger remote code execution in VMware Workspace ONE Access, Identity Manager, and vRealize Automation.

- **Severity:** High 7.2 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 5 Aug 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7rr3-rm24-h4rp

## What is CVE-2022-31665?

CVE-2022-31665 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in VMware Workspace ONE Access, Identity Manager and vRealize Automation, published on 5 Aug 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 a remote code execution vulnerability. A malicious actor with administrator and network access can trigger a remote code execution.

Weakness: CWE-74 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-31665?

It affects 3 products.


Products: Vmware Identity Manager, Vmware Identity Manager Connector, Vmware One Access.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-31665?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-31665 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-31665 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-31665 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in VMware Workspace ONE Access, Identity Manager and vRealize Automation

- [CVE-2022-22955](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-22955/): Auth bypass in VMware Workspace ONE Access (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-22956](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-22956/): Auth bypass in VMware Workspace ONE Access (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2016-5335](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-5335/): Privilege escalation in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2021-22056](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-22056/): Server-side request forgery in VMware Workspace ONE Access and Identity Manager (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2016-5334](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-5334/): Information disclosure in n/a (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-31665 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-31665 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in VMware Workspace ONE Access, Identity Manager and vRealize Automation, published on 5 Aug 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-31665 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: VMware Workspace ONE Access, Identity Manager and vRealize Automation. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-31665/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-31665/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-31665
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-31665
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-31665

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-31665/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.