CVE-2023-20856 Cross-site request forgery in VMware vRealize Operations (vROps)

What is CVE-2023-20856?

CVE-2023-20856 is a high-severity vulnerability in VMware vRealize Operations (vROps), published on 1 Feb 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

VMware vRealize Operations (vROps) contains a CSRF bypass vulnerability. A malicious user could execute actions on the vROps platform on behalf of the authenticated victim user.

Weakness: CWE-352

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-20856?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Vmware Vrealize Operations.

How do I fix CVE-2023-20856?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-20856 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2023-20856 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-20856 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in VMware vRealize Operations (vROps)

• CVE-2016-7457 Privilege escalation in n/a Critical 10.0
• CVE-2020-3943 Code injection in vRealize Operations for Horizon Adapter Critical 9.8
• CVE-2022-31673 Information disclosure in VMware vRealize Operations High 8.8
• CVE-2020-3944 Auth bypass in vRealize Operations for Horizon Adapter High 8.6
• CVE-2016-7462 Deserialization in n/a High 8.5

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-6wr9-hw3v-g6rr.