9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2023-34060
VMware Cloud Director Appliance SSH and Appliance Management Console Authentication Bypass
Description

VMware Cloud Director Appliance contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in case VMware Cloud Director Appliance was upgraded to 10.5 from an older version. On an upgraded version of VMware Cloud Director Appliance 10.5, a malicious actor with network access to the appliance can bypass login restrictions when authenticating on port 22 (ssh) or port 5480 (appliance management console) . This bypass is not present on port 443 (VCD provider and tenant login). On a new installation of VMware Cloud Director Appliance 10.5, the bypass is not present. VMware Cloud Director Appliance is impacted since it uses an affected version of sssd from the underlying Photon OS. The sssd issue is no longer present in versions of Photon OS that ship with sssd-2.8.1-11 or higher (Photon OS 3) or sssd-2.8.2-9 or higher (Photon OS 4 and 5).

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 14, 2023, 9:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 8:06 a.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2023-34060 has a 2 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-2023-34060 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 photon_os
2 Vmware cloud_director
: 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-2023-34060.

URL Resource
https://github.com/vmware/photon/wiki/Security-Update-3.0-687 Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/vmware/photon/wiki/Security-Update-4.0-512 Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/vmware/photon/wiki/Security-Update-5.0-143 Vendor Advisory
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0026.html Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/vmware/photon/wiki/Security-Update-3.0-687 Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/vmware/photon/wiki/Security-Update-4.0-512 Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/vmware/photon/wiki/Security-Update-5.0-143 Vendor Advisory
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0026.html Vendor Advisory

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Born at : Dec. 1, 2023, 2:59 p.m. This repo has been linked 4 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2023-34060 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

  • Cybersecurity News
Versa Networks Exposes Critical API Vulnerability in Versa Director (CVE-2024-45229)

Versa Networks has issued a security advisory regarding a vulnerability discovered in its Versa Director product, CVE-2024-45229. This vulnerability, which carries a CVSS score of 6.6, could potential ... Read more

Published Date: Sep 21, 2024 (2 months, 3 weeks ago)
CVE-2024-45229 CVE-2024-38217 CVE-2024-20440 CVE-2024-20439 CVE-2024-39717 CVE-2024-28000 CVE-2023-34060
  • Cybersecurity News
Chinese Hackers Deploy VersaMem Web Shell via Versa Director Zero-Day (CVE-2024-39717)

Overview of the Versa Director exploitation process and the VersaMem web shell functionalityBlack Lotus Labs, a threat intelligence team within Lumen Technologies, has uncovered the active exploitatio ... Read more

Published Date: Aug 27, 2024 (3 months, 2 weeks ago)
CVE-2024-39717 CVE-2024-7263 CVE-2024-7262 CVE-2024-22169 CVE-2024-38054 CVE-2023-34060

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-34060 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://github.com/vmware/photon/wiki/Security-Update-3.0-687
    Added Reference https://github.com/vmware/photon/wiki/Security-Update-4.0-512
    Added Reference https://github.com/vmware/photon/wiki/Security-Update-5.0-143
    Added Reference https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0026.html
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Nov. 21, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/vmware/photon/wiki/Security-Update-3.0-687 No Types Assigned https://github.com/vmware/photon/wiki/Security-Update-3.0-687 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/vmware/photon/wiki/Security-Update-4.0-512 No Types Assigned https://github.com/vmware/photon/wiki/Security-Update-4.0-512 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/vmware/photon/wiki/Security-Update-5.0-143 No Types Assigned https://github.com/vmware/photon/wiki/Security-Update-5.0-143 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0026.html No Types Assigned https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0026.html Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-306
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_director:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.5 OR cpe:2.3:o:vmware:photon_os:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 16, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description VMware Cloud Director Appliance contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in case VMware Cloud Director Appliance was upgraded to 10.5 from an older version. On an upgraded version of VMware Cloud Director Appliance 10.5, a malicious actor with network access to the appliance can bypass login restrictions when authenticating on port 22 (ssh) or port 5480 (appliance management console) . This bypass is not present on port 443 (VCD provider and tenant login). On a new installation of VMware Cloud Director Appliance 10.5, the bypass is not present. VMware Cloud Director Appliance contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in case VMware Cloud Director Appliance was upgraded to 10.5 from an older version. On an upgraded version of VMware Cloud Director Appliance 10.5, a malicious actor with network access to the appliance can bypass login restrictions when authenticating on port 22 (ssh) or port 5480 (appliance management console) . This bypass is not present on port 443 (VCD provider and tenant login). On a new installation of VMware Cloud Director Appliance 10.5, the bypass is not present. VMware Cloud Director Appliance is impacted since it uses an affected version of sssd from the underlying Photon OS. The sssd issue is no longer present in versions of Photon OS that ship with sssd-2.8.1-11 or higher (Photon OS 3) or sssd-2.8.2-9 or higher (Photon OS 4 and 5).
    Added Reference VMware https://github.com/vmware/photon/wiki/Security-Update-5.0-143 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference VMware https://github.com/vmware/photon/wiki/Security-Update-4.0-512 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference VMware https://github.com/vmware/photon/wiki/Security-Update-3.0-687 [No types assigned]
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Nov. 14, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description VMware Cloud Director Appliance contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in case VMware Cloud Director Appliance was upgraded to 10.5 from an older version. On an upgraded version of VMware Cloud Director Appliance 10.5, a malicious actor with network access to the appliance can bypass login restrictions when authenticating on port 22 (ssh) or port 5480 (appliance management console) . This bypass is not present on port 443 (VCD provider and tenant login). On a new installation of VMware Cloud Director Appliance 10.5, the bypass is not present.
    Added Reference VMware https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0026.html [No types assigned]
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2023-34060 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.

0.19 }} 0.03%

score

0.57764

percentile

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