What is CVE-2018-6959?

CVE-2018-6959 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Vmware Vrealize Automation, classified under Session Fixation. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-04-13.

How severe is CVE-2018-6959?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Vmware Vrealize Automation

CVE-2018-6959

VMware vRealize Automation (vRA) prior to 7.4.0 contains a vulnerability in the handling of session IDs. Exploitation of this issue may lead to the hijacking of a valid vRA user's session.

EPSS: 0.021 (79.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Vmware Vrealize Automation — versions prior to 7.4.0
Vmware Vrealize_automation

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-384 — Session Fixation

References

security@vmware.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
security@vmware.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
security@vmware.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-6959?: CVE-2018-6959 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Vmware Vrealize Automation, classified under Session Fixation. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-04-13.
How severe is CVE-2018-6959?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.