VMware vRealize Operations Apache Struts2 RCE Vulnerability (VMSA-2017-0004)
🗓️ 31 Mar 2017 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2017 Greenbone AGType
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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2017 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
CPE = "cpe:/a:vmware:vrealize_operations_manager";
if (description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.140229");
script_version("2026-04-28T06:28:06+0000");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2026-04-28 06:28:06 +0000 (Tue, 28 Apr 2026)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2017-03-31 10:25:48 +0200 (Fri, 31 Mar 2017)");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"10.0");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2024-07-25 13:58:42 +0000 (Thu, 25 Jul 2024)");
script_xref(name:"CISA", value:"Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV) catalog");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog");
script_cve_id("CVE-2017-5638");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_banner");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
script_name("VMware vRealize Operations Apache Struts2 RCE Vulnerability (VMSA-2017-0004)");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2017 Greenbone AG");
script_family("Web application abuses");
script_dependencies("gb_vmware_vrealize_operations_manager_http_detect.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("vmware/vrealize/operations_manager/detected", "vmware/vrealize/operations_manager/build");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"VMware vRealize Operations is prone to a remote code execution
(RCE) vulnerability in Apache Struts2.");
script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.");
script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation of this issue may result in the complete
compromise of an affected product.");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"VMware vRealize Operations version 6.2.1, 6.3, 6.4 and 6.5.");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"See the referenced vendor advisory for a solution.");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0004.html");
exit(0);
}
include("host_details.inc");
include("version_func.inc");
if( ! port = get_app_port( cpe:CPE ) )
exit( 0 );
if( ! version = get_app_version( cpe:CPE, port:port ) )
exit( 0 );
if( ! build = get_kb_item( "vmware/vrealize/operations_manager/build" ) )
exit( 0 );
if( version =~ "^6\.3\.0" )
if( int( build ) < int( 5263486 ) ) fix = '6.3.0 Build 5263486';
if( version =~ "^6\.2\.1" )
if( int( build ) < int( 5263486 ) ) fix = '6.2.1 Build 5263486';
if( version =~ "^6\.4\.0" )
if( int( build ) < int( 5263486 ) ) fix = '6.4.0 Build 5263486';
if( version =~ "^6\.5\.0" )
if( int( build ) < int( 5263486 ) ) fix = '6.5.0 Build 5263486';
if( fix ) {
report = report_fixed_ver( installed_version:version + ' Build ' + build, fixed_version:fix );
security_message( port:port, data:report );
exit(0);
}
exit( 99 );
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CVSS 3.19.8
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