CVE-2023-20855 XML external entity in VMware vRealize Orchestrator, VMware vRealize Automation, VMware Cloud Foundation
A malicious actor with non-administrative access can exploit an XXE vulnerability to access sensitive information or escalate privileges.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-20855?
CVE-2023-20855 is a high-severity vulnerability in VMware vRealize Orchestrator, VMware vRealize Automation, VMware Cloud Foundation, published on 21 Feb 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
VMware vRealize Orchestrator contains an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability. A malicious actor, with non-administrative access to vRealize Orchestrator, may be able to use specially crafted input to bypass XML parsing restrictions leading to access to sensitive information or possible escalation of privileges.
Weakness: CWE-611
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-20855?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Vmware Vrealize Automation, Vmware Vrealize Orchestrator.
How do I fix CVE-2023-20855?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-20855 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-20855 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-20855 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in VMware vRealize Orchestrator, VMware vRealize Automation, VMware Cloud Foundation
- CVE-2018-6959 Auth bypass in vRealize Automation
- CVE-2017-4947 Deserialization in vRealize Automation
- CVE-2016-5336 VMware vRealize Automation 7.0.x before 7.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.
- CVE-2016-7460 XML external entity in n/a
- CVE-2021-22036 Open redirect in VMware vRealize Orchestrator
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3hq4-5qpg-7776.