CVE-2022-31697 Information disclosure in VMware vCenter Server, VMware Cloud Foundation
Attackers with local access can read plaintext credentials from logs generated during vCenter Server Appliance ISO operations.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-31697?
CVE-2022-31697 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Vmware Cloud Foundation, published on 13 Dec 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The vCenter Server contains an information disclosure vulnerability due to the logging of credentials in plaintext. A malicious actor with access to a workstation that invoked a vCenter Server Appliance ISO operation (Install/Upgrade/Migrate/Restore) can access plaintext passwords used during that operation.
Weakness: CWE-312
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-31697?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Vmware Cloud Foundation, Vmware Vcenter Server.
How do I fix CVE-2022-31697?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-31697 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-31697 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-31697 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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-j724-gwg9-qjvw.