CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2022-22960

Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

Published: Apr 13, 2022 | Modified: Aug 08, 2023
CVSS 3.x
7.8
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
7.2 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

VMware Workspace ONE Access, Identity Manager and vRealize Automation contain a privilege escalation vulnerability due to improper permissions in support scripts. A malicious actor with local access can escalate privileges to root.

Weakness

The product specifies permissions for a security-critical resource in a way that allows that resource to be read or modified by unintended actors.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Cloud_foundation Vmware 3.0 (including) 5.0 (excluding)
Identity_manager Vmware 3.3.3 (including) 3.3.3 (including)
Identity_manager Vmware 3.3.4 (including) 3.3.4 (including)
Identity_manager Vmware 3.3.5 (including) 3.3.5 (including)
Identity_manager Vmware 3.3.6 (including) 3.3.6 (including)
Vrealize_automation Vmware 8.0 (including) 9.0 (excluding)
Vrealize_automation Vmware 7.6 (including) 7.6 (including)
Vrealize_suite_lifecycle_manager Vmware 8.0 (including) 9.0 (excluding)
Workspace_one_access Vmware 20.10.0.0 (including) 20.10.0.0 (including)
Workspace_one_access Vmware 20.10.0.1 (including) 20.10.0.1 (including)
Workspace_one_access Vmware 21.08.0.0 (including) 21.08.0.0 (including)
Workspace_one_access Vmware 21.08.0.1 (including) 21.08.0.1 (including)

Potential Mitigations

  • Run the code in a “jail” or similar sandbox environment that enforces strict boundaries between the process and the operating system. This may effectively restrict which files can be accessed in a particular directory or which commands can be executed by the software.
  • OS-level examples include the Unix chroot jail, AppArmor, and SELinux. In general, managed code may provide some protection. For example, java.io.FilePermission in the Java SecurityManager allows the software to specify restrictions on file operations.
  • This may not be a feasible solution, and it only limits the impact to the operating system; the rest of the application may still be subject to compromise.
  • Be careful to avoid CWE-243 and other weaknesses related to jails.

References