Description
The vCenter Server contains an information disclosure vulnerability due to the logging of credentials in plaintext. A malicious actor with access to a workstation that invoked a vCenter Server Appliance ISO operation (Install/Upgrade/Migrate/Restore) can access plaintext passwords used during that operation.
Published: 2022-12-13
Score: 5.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-53117 The vCenter Server contains an information disclosure vulnerability due to the logging of credentials in plaintext. A malicious actor with access to a workstation that invoked a vCenter Server Appliance ISO operation (Install/Upgrade/Migrate/Restore) can access plaintext passwords used during that operation.
History

Tue, 22 Apr 2025 16:15:00 +0000

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Vmware Cloud Foundation Vcenter Server
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: vmware

Published:

Updated: 2025-04-22T15:50:24.431Z

Reserved: 2022-05-25T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2022-31697

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T07:26:00.990Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-12-13T16:15:19.790

Modified: 2025-04-22T16:15:29.520

Link: CVE-2022-31697

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Weaknesses