CVE-2022-31682 Path traversal in VMware Aria Operations

Medium 4.9 Published Updated

Administrative users can read arbitrary sensitive files in VMware Aria Operations via a path traversal vulnerability.

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-2022-31682?

CVE-2022-31682 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in VMware Aria Operations, published on 11 Oct 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

VMware Aria Operations contains an arbitrary file read vulnerability. A malicious actor with administrative privileges may be able to read arbitrary files containing sensitive data.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-31682?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Vmware Vrealize Operations.

How do I fix CVE-2022-31682?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-31682 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2022-31682 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-31682 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-jjj6-j55h-4rvh.

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