CVE detail
CVE-2023-20855
VMware vRealize Orchestrator contains an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability. A malicious actor, with non-administrative access to vRealize Orchestrator, may be able to use specially crafted input to bypass XML parsing restrictions leading to access to sensitive information or possible escalation of privileges.
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Buzz score components · mention 6.9 · diversity 5.0 · KEV 0.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0
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Evidence
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- VMware patches critical injection flaw in Carbon Black App Control (CVE-2023-20858)Help Net Security
VMware has fixed a critical vulnerability (CVE-2023-20858) in Carbon Black App Control, its enterprise solution for preventing untrusted software from executing on critical systems and endpoints. Even though the flaw has been privately reported to VMware, and there is no mention of it being actively exploited, admins are urged to upgrade to a fixed version as soon as possible. About CVE-2023-20858 To exploit CVE-2023-20858 – an injection vulnerability that could allow a malicious actor to … More →
newswww.helpnetsecurity.comFeb 22, 2023, 12:01 PM
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