CISA adds VMware's Cloud Foundation bug to Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
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| CVE | Vulnerability | CVSS | EPSS | Flags | Affected | Exposure | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2021-39144 | Deserialization RCE in XStream XML Library Affecting Multiple Vendors CVE-2021-39144 is a remote code execution vulnerability in XStream, a widely used Java library that serializes objects to XML and back, caused by unsafe deserialization of a manipulated input stream (CWE-502, CWE-94, CWE-306). An attacker with sufficient rights to feed crafted input into an application running an affected XStream version can trigger arbitrary type instantiation and execute commands on the host, with high impact to confidentiality, integrity and availability (CVSS 3.1: 8.5, scope changed). Only deployments relying on XStream's default blacklist configuration are affected; users who configured XStream's security framework with a whitelist limited to the minimal required types are not affected, and XStream 1.4.18 removed the vulnerable default blacklist behavior. The library is embedded in many downstream products in the data, including Debian Linux and Fedora packages, NetApp SnapManager, and numerous Oracle Communications, Commerce and Retail products, and it was exploited in VMware Cloud Foundation and NSX Manager. The flaw was added to CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2023-03-10, is being actively exploited in the wild per current headlines, and EPSS assigns a 98.1% probability of exploitation within 30 days. Do: Upgrade XStream to 1.4.18 or later, or configure its security framework with a whitelist limited to the minimal required types; apply vendor-supplied updates for VMware Cloud Foundation/NSX Manager, Oracle, NetApp, Debian and Fedora per the CISA KEV required action. Prioritize internet-exposed VMware NSX Manager and Cloud Foundation deployments, which are being actively exploited, and audit any applications that pass untrusted XML input into XStream. | 8.5 | 98% | KEV PoC ×2 |
| masson the order of 100,000+ deployments (bundled across Oracle, NetApp, VMware, Debian and Fedora product lines) |
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US CISA added an actively exploited vulnerability in VMware’s Cloud Foundation to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog.
U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added a critical vulnerability in VMware’s Cloud Foundation, tracked as CVE-2021-39144 (CVSS score: 9.8), to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog.
The remote code execution vulnerability resides in the XStream open-source library. Unauthenticated attackers can exploit the vulnerability in low-complexity attacks without user interaction.
“Due to an unauthenticated endpoint that leverages XStream for input serialization in VMware Cloud Foundation (NSX-V), a malicious actor can get remote code execution in the context of ‘root’ on the appliance.” reads the advisory published by the company.
The flaw was reported by Sina Kheirkhah and Steven Seeley from Source Incite.
“VMware has confirmed that exploit code leveraging CVE-2021-39144 against impacted products has been published.” states the advisory.
Due to the severity of the flaw, VMware also released security updates for some end-of-life products.
This week the virtualization giant has updated its advisory.
“Updated advisory with information that VMware has received reports of exploitation activities in the wild involving CVE-2021-39144.” reads the update.
According to Binding Operational Directive (BOD) 22-01: Reducing the Significant Risk of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, FCEB agencies have to address the identified vulnerabilities by the due date to protect their networks against attacks exploiting the flaws in the catalog.
Experts recommend also private organizations review the Catalog and address the vulnerabilities in their infrastructure.
CISA orders federal agencies to fix this flaw by March 31, 2023.
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