VMware Aria Ops Logs: cmd injection grants root execution
CVE-2023-20865 Published on April 20, 2023
VMware Aria Operations for Logs contains a command injection vulnerability. A malicious actor with administrative privileges in VMware Aria Operations for Logs can execute arbitrary commands as root.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2023-20865 can be exploited with network access, and requires user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.
Weakness Type
What is a Command Injection Vulnerability?
The software constructs all or part of a command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended command when it is sent to a downstream component.
CVE-2023-20865 has been classified to as a Command Injection vulnerability or weakness.
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Exploit Probability
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