Medium severity · published Dec 13, 2022
CVE-2022-31698
The vCenter Server contains a denial-of-service vulnerability in the content library service
5.3
CVSS
47.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The vCenter Server contains a denial-of-service vulnerability in the content library service. A malicious actor with network access to port 443 on vCenter Server may exploit this issue to trigger a denial-of-service condition by sending a specially crafted header.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Low
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)47.8% · higher than 99% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
VS
vCenter Server · VMware
6.5; 6.5; 6.5; 6.5; 6.5; 6.5; +34 more · source: NVD
CF
Cloud Foundation · Vmware
3.0; 3.0.1; 3.0.1.1; 3.5; 3.5.1; 3.7; +25 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-31698
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-31698
www.talosintelligence.com
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2022-1588
Vendor Advisory
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0030.html
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