CVE-2023-20856 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

VMware vRealize Operations (vROps) contains a CSRF bypass vulnerability. A malicious user could execute actions on the vROps platform on behalf of the authenticated victim user.

Published: 2023-02-01

Score: 8.8 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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VMware vRealize Operations (vROps)

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`vRealize Operations Manager (vROps) 8.6.4`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

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

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-25035	VMware vRealize Operations (vROps) contains a CSRF bypass vulnerability. A malicious user could execute actions on the vROps platform on behalf of the authenticated victim user.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00475.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0002.html

History

Thu, 27 Mar 2025 15:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Vmware Vrealize Operations

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: vmware

Published: 2023-02-01T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2025-03-27T14:36:08.877Z

Reserved: 2022-11-01T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2023-20856

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T09:14:40.977Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-02-01T03:15:08.533

Modified: 2025-03-27T15:15:42.687

Link: CVE-2023-20856

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-352

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