Vulnerability in VMware Cloud Foundation

CVE-2022-31697

The vCenter Server contains an information disclosure vulnerability due to the logging of credentials in plaintext. A malicious actor with access to a workstation that invoked a vCenter Server Appliance ISO operation (Install/Upgrade/Migrate/Restore) can access plaintext passwords used during that operation.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.001 (2.4th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 2nd percentile — 2.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2022-31697: held from 0.001 to 0.001.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.001 · change: +0.000

Affected products

  • VMware Cloud Foundation
  • VMware Vcenter Server — versions 6.5, 6.7, 7.0
  • VMware Vcenter Server, Cloud Foundation — versions VMware (7.0 prior to 7.0 U3i, 6.7 prior to 6.7.0 U3s, 6.5 prior to 6.5 U3u), VMware Cloud Foundation (4.x, 3.x)

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-31697?
CVE-2022-31697 is a medium-severity vulnerability in VMware Cloud Foundation, classified under Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2022-12-13.
How severe is CVE-2022-31697?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.