VMwareVMSA-2022-0015VMware Tools for Windows update addresses an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability (CVE-2022-22977)
7.1 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
7 High
AI Score
Confidence
High
3.6 Low
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
5.3%
3. XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability (CVE-2022-22977)
VMware Tools for Windows contains an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability. VMware has evaluated the severity of this issue to be in the Moderate severity range with a maximum CVSSv3 base score of 5.8.
| CPE | Name | Operator | Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| vmware tools for windows | lt | 12.0.5 |
References
customerconnect.vmware.com/downloads/info/slug/datacenter_cloud_infrastructure/vmware_tools/12_x
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-22977
docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Tools/12.0/rn/VMware-Tools-1205-Release-Notes.html
www.first.org/cvss/calculator/3.0#CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L
Related
7.1 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
7 High
AI Score
Confidence
High
3.6 Low
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
5.3%