CVE-2023-20889 Command injection in Aria Operations for Networks (Formerly vRealize Network Insight)

High 7.5 Published Updated

A malicious actor with network access can perform command injection to disclose sensitive information in VMware Aria Operations for Networks.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2023-20889?

CVE-2023-20889 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Aria Operations for Networks (Formerly vRealize Network Insight), published on 7 Jun 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Aria Operations for Networks contains an information disclosure vulnerability. A malicious actor with network access to VMware Aria Operations for Networks may be able to perform a command injection attack resulting in information disclosure.

Weakness: CWE-77

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-20889?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Vmware Vrealize Network Insight.

How do I fix CVE-2023-20889?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-20889 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.

Is CVE-2023-20889 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-20889 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Nuclei template.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-jjr8-xqm6-pj73.

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