CVE-2018-6978

vRealize Operations (7.x before 7.0.0.11287810, 6.7.x before 6.7.0.11286837 and 6.6.x before 6.6.1.11286876) contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability due to improper permissions of support scripts. Admin user of the vROps application with shell access may exploit this issue to elevate the privileges to root on a vROps machine. Note: the admin user (non-sudoer) should not be confused with root of the vROps machine.
References
Link Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106242 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0031.html Patch Vendor Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vrealize_operations:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vrealize_operations:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vrealize_operations:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2018-12-18 20:29

Updated : 2023-12-10 12:44


NVD link : CVE-2018-6978

Mitre link : CVE-2018-6978

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2018-6978


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Products Affected

vmware

  • vrealize_operations
CWE
CWE-732

Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource