PT-2022-5652 · Vmware · Vmware Cloud Foundation

Sina Kheirkhah + 1 · Published 2021-09-29 · Updated 2025-05-08 · CVE-2022-31678

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.4

Critical

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions VMware Cloud Foundation (NSX-V) versions 3.x

Description The issue is related to an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability, which may allow a user to exploit it, leading to a denial-of-service condition or unintended information disclosure. This can be achieved by a remote attacker using specially crafted XML code.

Recommendations For versions 3.x, update to a version that includes a fix for this issue to prevent potential exploitation. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to XML parsing functionality to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

DoS

XXE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-611

Related Identifiers

ALT-PU-2022-7660

BDU:2022-07020

CVE-2022-31678

DLA-2769-1

DSA-5004-1

ELSA-2021-3956

OPENSUSE-SU-2021_1401-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2021_3476-1

RHSA-2021_3956

USN-5946-1

Affected Products

Vmware Cloud Foundation

References · 31

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DSA-5004-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-39147 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5946-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-39145 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-39144 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-31678 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/USN-5946-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-39141 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-39154 · Vendor Advisory
• https://vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0027.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-39150 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-39149 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-39148 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-41966 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-39146 · Vendor Advisory