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    CVE-2020-3956

    VMware Cloud Director 10.0.x before 10.0.0.2, 9.7.0.x before 9.7.0.5, 9.5.0.x before 9.5.0.6, and 9.1.0.x before 9.1.0.4 do not properly handle input leading to a code injection vulnerability. An authenticated actor may be able to send malicious traffic to VMware Cloud Director which may lead to arbitrary remote code execution. This vulnerability can be exploited through the HTML5- and Flex-based UIs, the API Explorer interface and API access.

    Published:May 20, 2020
    Last Modified:Nov 21, 2024
    EPS:May 20, 2020
    EPSS Score:0.69565
    CVSS Score:8.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Linux
    Product
    Linux Kernel
    Vendor
    Vmware
    Product
    Photon Os
    Vendor
    Vmware
    Product
    Vcloud Director

    Exploits

    http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157909/vCloud-Director-9.7.0.15498291-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlhttps://citadelo.com/en/blog/full-infrastructure-takeover-of-vmware-cloud-director-CVE-2020-3956/https://github.com/aaronsvk/CVE-2020-3956http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157909/vCloud-Director-9.7.0.15498291-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlhttps://citadelo.com/en/blog/full-infrastructure-takeover-of-vmware-cloud-director-CVE-2020-3956/https://github.com/aaronsvk/CVE-2020-3956https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48540https://github.com/aaronsvk/CVE-2020-3956

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
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    Physical
    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Integrity
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