8.5
HIGH
CVE-2016-7462
VMware vRealize Operations vROps Deserialization Vulnerability
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 29, 2016, 9:59 a.m.

Last Modified :

July 28, 2017, 1:29 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

4.7

Exploitability Score :

3.1
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2016-7462 has a 4 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-7462 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Vmware vrealize_operations
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2016-7462.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94351
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037297
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0020.html Vendor Advisory
https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2016-34 Technical Description Third Party Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

None

Updated: 6 months, 1 week ago
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Born at : Aug. 12, 2021, 1:05 a.m. This repo has been linked 81 different CVEs too.

Compiled dataset of Java deserialization CVEs

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Updated: 4 months ago
60 stars 4 fork 4 watcher
Born at : July 22, 2020, 1:10 p.m. This repo has been linked 308 different CVEs too.

https://github.com/GrrrDog/Java-Deserialization-Cheat-Sheet

Updated: 3 weeks, 5 days ago
48 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Dec. 2, 2019, 9:15 p.m. This repo has been linked 158 different CVEs too.

The cheat sheet about Java Deserialization vulnerabilities

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Updated: 1 week, 6 days ago
3011 stars 537 fork 537 watcher
Born at : Feb. 23, 2016, 10:28 p.m. This repo has been linked 168 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-7462 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-7462 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 28, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037297 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 31, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94351 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 29, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0020.html No Types Assigned http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0020.html Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2016-34 No Types Assigned https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2016-34 Third Party Advisory, Technical Description
    Added CWE CWE-749
    Added CWE CWE-264
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vrealize_operations:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vrealize_operations:6.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vrealize_operations:6.2.0a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vrealize_operations:6.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vrealize_operations:6.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-7462 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.24 }} 0.00%

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0.60306

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