CVE-2016-7462

HIGH

VMware vROps <6.4.0 - Deserialization

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

The Suite REST API in VMware vRealize Operations (aka vROps) 6.x before 6.4.0 allows remote authenticated users to write arbitrary content to files or rename files via a crafted DiskFileItem in a relay-request payload that is mishandled during deserialization.

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94351
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037297
Technical Description, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2016-34

Scores

CVSS v3 8.5
EPSS 0.0204
EPSS Percentile 78.6%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-264 CWE-749
Status published
Products (5)
vmware/vrealize_operations 6.0.0
vmware/vrealize_operations 6.1.0
vmware/vrealize_operations 6.2.0a
vmware/vrealize_operations 6.2.1
vmware/vrealize_operations 6.3.0
Published Dec 29, 2016
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026