CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-7462

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The Suite REST API in VMware vRealize Operations (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.

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability may lead to unauthorized access to the file system, potentially resulting in data integrity loss or the introduction of malicious software.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade to version 6.4.0 or later to mitigate this vulnerability and to monitor logs for potential exploitation attempts.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS