VMware Releases Critical Patches for New Vulnerabilities Affecting Multiple Products

Apr 7, 2022

VMware has released security updates to patch eight
vulnerabilities spanning its products, some of which could be
exploited to launch remote code execution attacks.

Tracked from CVE-2022-22954 to CVE-2022-22961 ^[1] (CVSS scores: 5.3 –
9.8), the issues impact VMware Workspace ONE Access, VMware
Identity Manager, VMware vRealize Automation, VMware Cloud
Foundation, and vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager.

Five of the eight bugs are rated Critical, two are rated
Important, and one is rated Moderate in severity. Credited with
reporting all the vulnerabilities is Steven Seeley of Qihoo 360
Vulnerability Research Institute.

The list of flaws is below –

CVE-2022-22954 (CVSS score: 9.8) – Server-side
template injection remote code execution vulnerability affecting
VMware Workspace ONE Access and Identity Manager
CVE-2022-22955 & CVE-2022-22956 (CVSS scores:
9.8) – OAuth2 ACS authentication bypass vulnerabilities in VMware
Workspace ONE Access
CVE-2022-22957 & CVE-2022-22958 (CVSS scores:
9.1) – JDBC injection remote code execution vulnerabilities in
VMware Workspace ONE Access, Identity Manager, and vRealize
Automation
CVE-2022-22959 (CVSS score: 8.8) – Cross-site
request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in VMware Workspace ONE
Access, Identity Manager, and vRealize Automation
CVE-2022-22960 (CVSS score: 7.8) – Local
privilege escalation vulnerability in VMware Workspace ONE Access,
Identity Manager and vRealize Automation, and
CVE-2022-22961 (CVSS score: 5.3) – Information
disclosure vulnerability impacting VMware Workspace ONE Access,
Identity Manager and vRealize Automation

Successful exploitation of the aforementioned weaknesses could
allow a malicious actor to escalate privileges to root user, gain
access to the hostnames of the target systems, and remotely execute
arbitrary code, effectively allowing full takeover.

“This critical vulnerability should be patched or mitigated
immediately,” VMware said ^[2]
in an alert. “The ramifications of this vulnerability are
serious.”

While the virtualization services provider noted that it has not
seen any evidence that the vulnerabilities have been exploited in
the wild, it’s highly recommended to apply the patches to remove
potential threats.

“Workarounds, while convenient, do not remove the
vulnerabilities, and may introduce additional complexities that
patching would not,” the company cautioned.

References

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CVE-2022-22954 to CVE-2022-22961
(www.vmware.com)
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said
(core.vmware.com)

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VMware Releases Critical Patches for New Vulnerabilities Affecting Multiple Products

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