module
VMware NSX Manager XStream unauthenticated RCE
Disclosed | Created |
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10/25/2022 | 11/15/2022 |
Disclosed
10/25/2022
Created
11/15/2022
Description
VMware Cloud Foundation (NSX-V) contains a remote code execution vulnerability via XStream open source library.
VMware has evaluated the severity of this issue to be in the Critical severity range with a maximum CVSSv3 base score of 9.8.
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.
VMware Cloud Foundation 3.x and more specific NSX Manager Data Center for vSphere up to and including version 6.4.13
are vulnerable to Remote Command Injection.
This module exploits the vulnerability to upload and execute payloads gaining root privileges.
VMware has evaluated the severity of this issue to be in the Critical severity range with a maximum CVSSv3 base score of 9.8.
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.
VMware Cloud Foundation 3.x and more specific NSX Manager Data Center for vSphere up to and including version 6.4.13
are vulnerable to Remote Command Injection.
This module exploits the vulnerability to upload and execute payloads gaining root privileges.
Authors
h00die-gr3ySina KheirkhahSteven Seeley
Platform
Linux,Unix
Architectures
cmd, x86, x64
References
Module Options
To display the available options, load the module within the Metasploit console and run the commands ‘show options’ or ‘show advanced’:
msf > use exploit/linux/http/vmware_nsxmgr_xstream_rce_cve_2021_39144 msf /(4) > show actions ...actions... msf /(4) > set ACTION < action-name > msf /(4) > show options ...show and set options... msf /(4) > run

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