CVE-2023-20891

VMware Tanzu Application Service for VMs and Isolation Segment information disclosure vulnerability

Description

The VMware Tanzu Application Service for VMs and Isolation Segment contain an information disclosure vulnerability due to the logging of credentials in hex encoding in platform system audit logs. A malicious non-admin user who has access to the platform system audit logs can access hex encoded CF API admin credentials and can push new malicious versions of an application. In a default deployment non-admin users do not have access to the platform system audit logs.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.30%
Vendor Advisory vmware.com
Affected: VMware VMware Tanzu Application Service for VMs
Affected: VMware Isolation segment
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0016.html patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2023-20891?
CVE-2023-20891 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2023-20891?
To fix CVE-2023-20891, 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-2023-20891 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2023-20891 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2023-20891?
CVE-2023-20891 affects VMware VMware Tanzu Application Service for VMs, VMware Isolation segment.
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