QID 378825

Date Published: 2023-09-29

QID 378825: VMware Aria Operations for Networks Authentication Bypass Vulnerability (VMSA-2023-0018)

Aria Operations for Networks contains an Authentication Bypass vulnerability due to a lack of unique cryptographic key generation.

Affected Versions:
VMware Aria Operations for Networks 6.x versions prior to 6.11.

QID Detection Logic(Authenticated):
This QID checks for vulnerable VMware Operations for Networks target by checking the public SSH key in '/home/support/.ssh/authorized_keys' and comparing it with the public keys generated from the exploit .

Note: This is not a version based detection. Please note that this will flag a target as vulnerable if the public key for the private key pair of the public exploit is found on the target.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to perform authentication bypass and login to the system as support user.

  • CVSS V3 rated as Critical - 9.8 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Critical - 10 severity.
  • Solution
    Customers are advised to refer to the vendor advisory VMSA-2023-0018 for more information related to these vulnerabilities and their patches.

    CVEs related to QID 378825

    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    VMSA-2023-0018 URL Logo www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0018.html

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