What is CVE-2018-6980?

CVE-2018-6980 is a high-severity vulnerability in VMware Vrealize Log Insight, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2018-11-13.

How severe is CVE-2018-6980?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.

Auth bypass in VMware Vrealize Log Insight

CVE-2018-6980

VMware vRealize Log Insight (4.7.x before 4.7.1 and 4.6.x before 4.6.2) contains a vulnerability due to improper authorization in the user registration method. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow Admin users with view only permission to perform certain administrative functions which they are not allowed to perform.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.014 (70.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Vmware Vrealize Log Insight — versions VVMware vRealize Log Insight (4.7.x before 4.7.1 and 4.6.x before 4.6.2)
Vmware Vrealize_log_insight

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-863 — Incorrect Authorization

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-6980?: CVE-2018-6980 is a high-severity vulnerability in VMware Vrealize Log Insight, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2018-11-13.
How severe is CVE-2018-6980?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.