CVE-2016-7462

Description

The Suite REST API in VMware vRealize Operations (aka vROps) 6.x before 6.4.0 allows remote authenticated users to write arbitrary content to files or rename files via a crafted DiskFileItem in a relay-request payload that is mishandled during deserialization.

Category

8.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.67% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory vmware.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94351 vdb entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037297 vdb entry
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0020.html vendor advisory
https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2016-34 third party advisory technical description

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-7462?
CVE-2016-7462 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-7462?
To fix CVE-2016-7462, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-7462 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-7462 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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