Auth bypass in VMware Aria Operations For Logs

CVE-2023-34051

VMware Aria Operations for Logs contains an authentication bypass vulnerability. An unauthenticated, malicious actor can inject files into the operating system of an impacted appliance which can result in remote code execution.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.447 (98.7th percentile), scored .

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 99th percentile — 98.7% 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-2023-34051: held from 0.447 to 0.447.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.447 · newest: 0.447 · change: 0.000

Affected products

  • VMware Aria Operations For Logs — versions 4.0, 5.0, 8.6
  • VMware Aria Operations For Logs — versions VMware Aria Operations for Logs 8.x, VMware Cloud Foundation (VMware Aria Operations for Logs) 5.x 4.x

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-34051?
CVE-2023-34051 is a critical-severity vulnerability in VMware Aria Operations For Logs, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-10-20.
How severe is CVE-2023-34051?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-34051 known to be exploited?
12 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.