CVE-2018-6959

CVSS V2 High 7.5 CVSS V3 Critical 9.8

Description

VMware vRealize Automation (vRA) prior to 7.4.0 contains a vulnerability in the handling of session IDs. Exploitation of this issue may lead to the hijacking of a valid vRA user's session.

Overview

CVE ID
CVE-2018-6959

Assigner
security@vmware.com

Vulnerability Status
Analyzed

Published Version
2018-04-13T13:29:00

Last Modified Date
2018-05-17T17:43:54

Weakness Enumerations

CWE	URL
CWE-384	http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/384.html

CPE Configuration (Product)

CPE	Vulnerable	Operator	Version Start	Version End
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vrealize_automation::::::::	1	OR		7.4.0

CVSS Version 2

Version
2.0

Vector String
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Access Vector
NETWORK

Access Compatibility
LOW

Authentication
NONE

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL

Integrity Impact
PARTIAL

Availability Impact
PARTIAL

Base Score
7.5

Severity
HIGH

Exploitability Score
10

Impact Score
6.4

CVSS Version 3

Version
3.0

Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK

Attack Compatibility
LOW

Privileges Required
NONE

User Interaction
NONE

Scope
UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact
HIGH

Availability Impact
HIGH

Base Score
9.8

Base Severity
CRITICAL

Exploitability Score
3.9

Impact Score
5.9

References

Reference URL	Reference Tags
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0009.html	Vendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040676	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103752	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

Sources

Source Name	Source URL
NIST	https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-6959
MITRE	https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-6959

History

Created	Old Value	New Value	Data Type	Notes
2022-05-10 18:43:31				Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-03 04:49:44	2018-04-13T13:29Z	2018-04-13T13:29:00	CVE Published Date	updated
2022-12-03 04:49:44		2018-05-17T17:43:54	CVE Modified Date	updated
2022-12-03 04:49:44		Analyzed	Vulnerability Status	updated