Description
VMware Cloud Director 10.0.x before 10.0.0.2, 9.7.0.x before 9.7.0.5, 9.5.0.x before 9.5.0.6, and 9.1.0.x before 9.1.0.4 do not properly handle input leading to a code injection vulnerability. An authenticated actor may be able to send malicious traffic to VMware Cloud Director which may lead to arbitrary remote code execution. This vulnerability can be exploited through the HTML5- and Flex-based UIs, the API Explorer interface and API access.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | VMware Cloud Director | VMware Cloud Director 10.0.x before 10.0.0.2, 9.7.0.x before 9.7.0.5, 9.5.0.x before 9.5.0.6, and 9.1.0.x before 9.1.0.4. | — |
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Exploit-DB 1
- vCloud Director 9.7.0.15498291 - Remote Code Execution EDB-48540 · remote · Jun 2, 2020
GitHub 1 repository
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aaronsvk/CVE-2020-3956 ★ 89 · Jun 1, 2020
PoC exploit for VMware Cloud Director RCE (CVE-2020-3956)
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0010.html
- https://citadelo.com/en/blog/full-infrastructure-takeover-of-vmware-cloud-director-CVE-2020-3956/
- https://github.com/aaronsvk/CVE-2020-3956
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157909/vCloud-Director-9.7.0.15498291-Remote-Code-Execution.html