Known Exploited Vulnerability
6.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2022-22948
VMware vCenter Server Incorrect Default File Permi - [Actively Exploited]
Description

The vCenter Server contains an information disclosure vulnerability due to improper permission of files. A malicious actor with non-administrative access to the vCenter Server may exploit this issue to gain access to sensitive information.

INFO

Published Date :

March 29, 2022, 6:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 6:47 a.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

2.8
CISA Notification
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

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Description :

VMware vCenter Server contains an incorrect default file permissions vulnerability that allows a remote, privileged attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

Required Action :

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Notes :

https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0009.html; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-22948

Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2022-22948 has a 5 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-2022-22948 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 vcenter_server
2 Vmware cloud_foundation
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 2
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-2022-22948.

URL Resource
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0009.html Patch Vendor Advisory
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0009.html Patch Vendor 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).

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NaInSec/CVE-PoC-in-GitHub

All CVE - PoC in GitHub

poc proofofconcept tester allcve cvegithub cvenew cvepoc cveupdate

Updated: 1 month, 2 weeks ago
8 stars 3 fork 3 watcher
Born at : March 22, 2024, 3:58 p.m. This repo has been linked 928 different CVEs too.
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zecool/cve

None

Updated: 9 months, 1 week ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : March 11, 2024, 1:21 p.m. This repo has been linked 930 different CVEs too.
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WhooAmii/POC_to_review

None

Updated: 10 months, 1 week ago
2 stars 2 fork 2 watcher
Born at : Nov. 25, 2022, 5:43 p.m. This repo has been linked 930 different CVEs too.
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AlphabugX/CVE-2022-RCE

test 反向辣鸡数据投放 CVE-2022-23305 工具 利用 教程 Exploit POC

cve-2020-

Updated: 2 years, 1 month ago
5 stars 2 fork 2 watcher
Born at : Jan. 21, 2022, 5:07 a.m. This repo has been linked 2633 different CVEs too.
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PenteraIO/CVE-2022-22948

Scanner for CVE-2022-22948 an Information Disclosure in VMWare vCenter

Shell

Updated: 4 months, 1 week ago
12 stars 7 fork 7 watcher
Born at : Oct. 17, 2021, 9:59 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 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-2022-22948 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

  • The Hacker News
Cisco Warns of Critical Flaw Affecting On-Prem Smart Software Manager

Cisco has released patches to address a maximum-severity security flaw impacting Smart Software Manager On-Prem (Cisco SSM On-Prem) that could enable a remote, unauthenticated attacker to change the p ... Read more

Published Date: Jul 18, 2024 (5 months ago)
CVE-2024-20419 CVE-2024-20401 CVE-2024-34102 CVE-2024-28995 CVE-2022-22948
  • Google Cloud
Cloaked and Covert: Uncovering UNC3886 Espionage Operations

Written by: Punsaen Boonyakarn, Shawn Chew, Logeswaran Nadarajan, Mathew Potaczek, Jakub Jozwiak, Alex Marvi Following the discovery of malware residing within ESXi hypervisors in September 2022, Mand ... Read more

Published Date: Jun 18, 2024 (6 months ago)
CVE-2023-34048 CVE-2023-20867 CVE-2022-41328 CVE-2022-42475 CVE-2022-22948

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2022-22948 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 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0009.html
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Aug. 01, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE CISA-ADP CWE-276
    Added CVSS V3.1 CISA-ADP AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
  • CVE CISA KEV Update by 9119a7d8-5eab-497f-8521-727c672e3725

    Jul. 18, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Date Added 2024-07-17
    Added Vulnerability Name VMware vCenter Server Incorrect Default File Permissions Vulnerability
    Added Due Date 2024-08-07
    Added Required Action Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 08, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0009.html No Types Assigned https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0009.html Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-276
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.0 up to (excluding) 3.11 *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:a:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:b:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:c:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:d:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:e:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:f:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update1b:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update1c:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update1d:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update1e:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update1g:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update2b:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update2c:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update2d:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update2g:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update3d:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update3f:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update3k:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update3n:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update3p:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update3q:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:a:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:b:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:d:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:update1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:update1b:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:update2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:update2a:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:update2c:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:update3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:update3a:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:update3b:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:update3f:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:update3g:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:update3j:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:update3l:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:update3m:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:update3n:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:update3o:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:a:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:b:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:c:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:d:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:update1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:update1a:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:update1c:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:update1d:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:update2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:update2a:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:update2b:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:update2c:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:update2d:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:update3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:update3a:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:update3c:*:*:*:*:*:*
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-2022-22948 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2022-22948 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

0.69 }} -0.08%

score

0.80482

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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