CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2022-31697

Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

Published: Dec 13, 2022 | Modified: Apr 22, 2025
CVSS 3.x
5.5
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

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.

Weakness

The product stores sensitive information in cleartext within a resource that might be accessible to another control sphere.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Vcenter_server Vmware 6.5 (including) 6.5 (including)
Vcenter_server Vmware 6.5-a (including) 6.5-a (including)
Vcenter_server Vmware 6.5-b (including) 6.5-b (including)
Vcenter_server Vmware 6.5-c (including) 6.5-c (including)
Vcenter_server Vmware 6.5-d (including) 6.5-d (including)
Vcenter_server Vmware 6.5-update1 (including) 6.5-update1 (including)
Vcenter_server Vmware 6.5-update1b (including) 6.5-update1b (including)
Vcenter_server Vmware 6.5-update1d (including) 6.5-update1d (including)
Vcenter_server Vmware 6.5-update1e (including) 6.5-update1e (including)
Vcenter_server Vmware 6.5-update1g (including) 6.5-update1g (including)
Vcenter_server Vmware 6.5-update2 (including) 6.5-update2 (including)
Vcenter_server Vmware 6.5-update2b (including) 6.5-update2b (including)
Vcenter_server Vmware 6.5-update2c (including) 6.5-update2c (including)
Vcenter_server Vmware 6.5-update2d (including) 6.5-update2d (including)
Vcenter_server Vmware 6.5-update2g (including) 6.5-update2g (including)
Vcenter_server Vmware 6.5-update3 (including) 6.5-update3 (including)
Vcenter_server Vmware 6.5-update3d (including) 6.5-update3d (including)
Vcenter_server Vmware 6.5-update3f (including) 6.5-update3f (including)
Vcenter_server Vmware 6.5-update3k (including) 6.5-update3k (including)
Vcenter_server Vmware 6.5-update3n (including) 6.5-update3n (including)
Vcenter_server Vmware 6.5-update3p (including) 6.5-update3p (including)
Vcenter_server Vmware 6.5-update3q (including) 6.5-update3q (including)
Vcenter_server Vmware 6.5-update3r (including) 6.5-update3r (including)
Vcenter_server Vmware 6.5-update3s (including) 6.5-update3s (including)
Vcenter_server Vmware 6.5-update3t (including) 6.5-update3t (including)
Vcenter_server Vmware 6.7 (including) 6.7 (including)
Vcenter_server Vmware 6.7-a (including) 6.7-a (including)
Vcenter_server Vmware 6.7-b (including) 6.7-b (including)
Vcenter_server Vmware 6.7-c (including) 6.7-c (including)
Vcenter_server Vmware 6.7-d (including) 6.7-d (including)
Vcenter_server Vmware 6.7-update1 (including) 6.7-update1 (including)
Vcenter_server Vmware 6.7-update1b (including) 6.7-update1b (including)
Vcenter_server Vmware 6.7-update2 (including) 6.7-update2 (including)
Vcenter_server Vmware 6.7-update2a (including) 6.7-update2a (including)
Vcenter_server Vmware 6.7-update2c (including) 6.7-update2c (including)
Vcenter_server Vmware 6.7-update3 (including) 6.7-update3 (including)
Vcenter_server Vmware 6.7-update3a (including) 6.7-update3a (including)
Vcenter_server Vmware 6.7-update3b (including) 6.7-update3b (including)
Vcenter_server Vmware 6.7-update3f (including) 6.7-update3f (including)
Vcenter_server Vmware 6.7-update3g (including) 6.7-update3g (including)
Vcenter_server Vmware 6.7-update3j (including) 6.7-update3j (including)
Vcenter_server Vmware 6.7-update3l (including) 6.7-update3l (including)
Vcenter_server Vmware 6.7-update3m (including) 6.7-update3m (including)
Vcenter_server Vmware 6.7-update3n (including) 6.7-update3n (including)
Vcenter_server Vmware 6.7-update3o (including) 6.7-update3o (including)
Vcenter_server Vmware 6.7-update3p (including) 6.7-update3p (including)
Vcenter_server Vmware 6.7-update3q (including) 6.7-update3q (including)
Vcenter_server Vmware 6.7-update3r (including) 6.7-update3r (including)
Vcenter_server Vmware 7.0 (including) 7.0 (including)
Vcenter_server Vmware 7.0-a (including) 7.0-a (including)
Vcenter_server Vmware 7.0-b (including) 7.0-b (including)
Vcenter_server Vmware 7.0-c (including) 7.0-c (including)
Vcenter_server Vmware 7.0-d (including) 7.0-d (including)
Vcenter_server Vmware 7.0-update1 (including) 7.0-update1 (including)
Vcenter_server Vmware 7.0-update1a (including) 7.0-update1a (including)
Vcenter_server Vmware 7.0-update1c (including) 7.0-update1c (including)
Vcenter_server Vmware 7.0-update2 (including) 7.0-update2 (including)
Vcenter_server Vmware 7.0-update2a (including) 7.0-update2a (including)
Vcenter_server Vmware 7.0-update2b (including) 7.0-update2b (including)
Vcenter_server Vmware 7.0-update2c (including) 7.0-update2c (including)
Vcenter_server Vmware 7.0-update2d (including) 7.0-update2d (including)
Vcenter_server Vmware 7.0-update3 (including) 7.0-update3 (including)
Vcenter_server Vmware 7.0-update3a (including) 7.0-update3a (including)
Vcenter_server Vmware 7.0-update3c (including) 7.0-update3c (including)
Vcenter_server Vmware 7.0-update3d (including) 7.0-update3d (including)
Vcenter_server Vmware 7.0-update3e (including) 7.0-update3e (including)
Vcenter_server Vmware 7.0-update3f (including) 7.0-update3f (including)
Vcenter_server Vmware 7.0-update3g (including) 7.0-update3g (including)
Vcenter_server Vmware 7.0-update3h (including) 7.0-update3h (including)

Potential Mitigations

References