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CVE-2016-7462

The Suite REST API in VMware vRealize Operations (aka vROps) 6.x before 6.4.0 allows remote authenticated users to write

The Suite REST API in VMware vRealize Operations (aka vROps) 6.x before 6.4.0 allows remote authenticated users to write arbitrary content to files or rename files via a crafted DiskFileItem in a relay-request payload that is mishandled during deserialization.

HIGH · CVSS 8.5 EPSS 0.01674
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  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-749Exposed Dangerous Method or Function
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Affected Products & Versions

1
vmware vrealize operationsall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

8.5
HIGH · CVSS v3.0 · security@vmware.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD29 Dec 2016 · 09:59 AM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:H
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References & Sources

4
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94351
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037297
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0020.htmlVendor Advisory
https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2016-34Technical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
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