Auth bypass in VMware Single Sign-On For Tanzu

CVE-2020-5425

Single Sign-On for Vmware Tanzu all versions prior to 1.11.3 ,1.12.x versions prior to 1.12.4 and 1.13.x prior to 1.13.1 are vulnerable to user impersonation attack.If two users are logged in to the SSO operator dashboard at the same time, with the same username, from two different identity providers, one can acquire the token of the other and thus operate with their permissions. Note: Foundation may be vulnerable only if: 1) The system zone is set up to use a SAML identity provider 2) There are internal users that have the same username as users in the external SAML provider 3) Those duplicate-named users have the scope to access the SSO operator dashboard 4) The vulnerability doesn't appear with LDAP because of chained authentication.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.007 (50.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.9 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-5425?
CVE-2020-5425 is a high-severity vulnerability in VMware Single Sign-On For Tanzu, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 7.9/10. Published 2020-10-31.
How severe is CVE-2020-5425?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.9 out of 10.