QID 730738

Date Published: 2023-02-22

QID 730738: VMware Carbon Black App Control Injection Vulnerability (VMSA-2023-0004)

An injection vulnerability has been reported in VMware Carbon Black App Control running on Windows.

Affected Versions:
App Control 8.9.x prior to version 8.9.4
App Control 8.8.x prior to version 8.8.6
App Control 8.7.x prior to version 8.7.8

Note: This issue only affects VMware Carbon Black App Control installation in Windows, hence the QID is kept as potential.

QID Detection Logic
This QID sends a GET request to login.php and checks for vulnerable version of Carbon Black Server.

A malicious actor with privileged access to the App Control administration console may be able to use specially crafted input allowing access to the underlying server operating system.

  • CVSS V3 rated as High - 7.2 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Critical - 9 severity.
  • Solution
    Vendor has released updates to patch the issue. Refer to VMSA-2023-0004.html for details pertaining to the vulnerability.

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    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    VMSA-2023-0004 URL Logo www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0004.html

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