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 perm…

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.014 (69.8th 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.