Vulnerability in VMware Vrealize Operations
CVE-2016-7462
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.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.020 (80.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 80th percentile — 80.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.020 · newest: 0.020 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- VMware Vrealize Operations — versions 6.0.0, 6.1.0, 6.2.0a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/94351 (vdb-entry)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1037297 (vdb-entry)
- www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0020.html (Vendor Advisory)
- www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2016-34 (Technical Description, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-7462?
- CVE-2016-7462 is a high-severity vulnerability in VMware Vrealize Operations, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 8.5/10. Published 2016-12-29.
- How severe is CVE-2016-7462?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-7462 known to be exploited?
- 6 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.