PT-2018-17839 · Vmware · Vmware Vrealize Automation

Published 2018-04-13 · Updated 2018-05-17 · CVE-2018-6959

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

9.8

Critical

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions VMware vRealize Automation (vRA) versions prior to 7.4.0

Description The issue is related to the handling of session IDs, which could potentially allow the hijacking of a valid user's session.

Recommendations For versions prior to 7.4.0, update to version 7.4.0 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Session Fixation

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-384

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-6959

Affected Products

Vmware Vrealize Automation

References · 5

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-6959 · Vendor Advisory
• http://vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0009.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-6959 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/103752 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1040676 · Note