CVE-2022-22972
published 2022-05-20CVE-2022-22972: VMware Workspace ONE Access, Identity Manager and vRealize Automation contain an authentication bypass vulnerability affecting local domain users. A malicious…
PriorityP191critical9.8CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUINSUCHIHAH
ITWEXPLOITVulnCheck KEVInitial access
Exploited in the wild
EPSS
55.80%
98.9th percentile
VMware Workspace ONE Access, Identity Manager and vRealize Automation contain an authentication bypass vulnerability affecting local domain users. A malicious actor with network access to the UI may be able to obtain administrative access without the need to authenticate.
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Detection & IOCsextracted from sources · hover to see the quote
otherfofa:app="vmware-Workspace-ONE-Access" || app="vmware-Identity-Manager" || app="vmware-vRealize"↗
snort↗
alert http $EXTERNAL_NET any -> $HOME_NET any (msg:"ET EXPLOIT Potential External VMware vRealize Automation Authentication Bypass Vulnerability"; flow:established,to_server; http.method; content:"POST"; http.uri; content:"/SAAS/auth/login/embeddedauthbroker/callback"; fast_pattern; http.content_type; content:"application/x-www-form-urlencoded"; http.request_body; content:"protected_state"; content:"userstore"; content:"username"; content:"password"; content:"userstoreDisplay"; content:"horizonRelayState"; content:"stickyConnectorId"; content:"action"; reference:url,horizon3.ai/vmware-authentication-bypass-vulnerability-cve-2022-22972-technical-deep-dive/; classtype:attempted-admin; sid:2036725; rev:5; metadata:affected_product VMware, created_at 2022_05_27, deployment Perimeter, deployment Internal, confidence High, signature_severity Major, tag Description_Generated_By_Proofpoint_Nexus, updated_at 2024_11_26, reviewed_at 2024_10_07, mitre_tactic_id TA0001, mitre_tactic_name Initial_Access, mitre_technique_id T1190, mitre_technique_name Exploit_Public_Facing_Application; target:dest_ip;)
- →Monitor for POST requests to /SAAS/auth/login/embeddedauthbroker/callback with body parameters: protected_state, userstore, username, password, userstoreDisplay, horizonRelayState, stickyConnectorId, and action — this is the exploit callback endpoint. ↗
- →Detect successful exploitation by watching for an HZN= cookie being set in HTTP 302 responses from the /SAAS/auth/login/embeddedauthbroker/callback endpoint. ↗
- →The exploit flow begins with a GET to /vcac/ followed by a redirect GET to /vcac/?original_uri=<RootURL>%2Fvcac to extract the protected_state value from the response body before posting to the auth callback. ↗
- →The exploit uses a fixed password value of 'horizon' in the POST body — this static credential string can be used as an additional detection signal in the request body. ↗
- →Use the Shodan favicon hash -1250474341 or FOFA queries for app="vmware-Workspace-ONE-Access" to identify exposed instances for proactive asset discovery and monitoring. ↗
- ·vSphere and the connectors for Workspace ONE Access and VMware Identity Manager are NOT affected by this vulnerability. ↗
- ·Because VMware updates are cumulative, applying the VMSA-2022-0014 patches also remediates the earlier VMSA-2022-0011 flaws (CVE-2022-22954, CVE-2022-22960). ↗
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.19.8CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.07.5HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
vulncheck9.8CRITICAL
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GHSA-ffjg-mw44-7fw8: VMware Workspace ONE Access, Identity Manager and vRealize Automation contain an authentication bypass vulnerability affecting local domain users
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-21
CVE-2022-22972 [CRITICAL] CWE-287 GHSA-ffjg-mw44-7fw8: VMware Workspace ONE Access, Identity Manager and vRealize Automation contain an authentication bypass vulnerability affecting local domain users
VMware Workspace ONE Access, Identity Manager and vRealize Automation contain an authentication bypass vulnerability affecting local domain users. A malicious actor with network access to the UI may be able to obtain administrative access without the need to authenticate.
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VMware Workspace ONE Access, Identity Manager and vRealize Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
vulncheck·2022·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2022-22972 [CRITICAL] VMware Workspace ONE Access, Identity Manager and vRealize Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
VMware Workspace ONE Access, Identity Manager and vRealize Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
VMware Workspace ONE Access, Identity Manager and vRealize Automation contain an authentication bypass vulnerability affecting local domain users. A malicious actor with network access to the UI may be able to obtain administrative access without the need to authenticate.
Affected: VMware Workspace ONE Access and Identity Manager
Required Action: Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.
Exploitation References: https://api.vulncheck.com/v3/index/sans-dshield?cve=CVE-2022-22972
Exploit PoC: https://vulncheck.com/xdb/9f9e7e157714; https://vulncheck.com/xdb/4f4f349b8c5c
VMware
VMware Workspace ONE Access, Identity Manager and vRealize Automation updates address multiple vulnerabilities.
vendor_vmware·2022-05-18·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2022-22972 [CRITICAL] VMware Workspace ONE Access, Identity Manager and vRealize Automation updates address multiple vulnerabilities.
VMSA-2022-0014: VMware Workspace ONE Access, Identity Manager and vRealize Automation updates address multiple vulnerabilities.
VMware Workspace ONE Access, Identity Manager and vRealize Automation contain an authentication bypass vulnerability affecting local domain users. VMware has evaluated the severity of this issue to be in the Critical severity range with a maximum CVSSv3 base score of 9.8.
CVEs: CVE-2022-22972, CVE-2022-22973
Affected products: VMware Aria, VMware Cloud Foundation, VMware Identity Manager, VMware Workspace ONE, VMware vRealize
Suricata
ET EXPLOIT Potential External VMware vRealize Automation Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
suricata·2022-05-27
CVE-2022-22972 ET EXPLOIT Potential External VMware vRealize Automation Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
ET EXPLOIT Potential External VMware vRealize Automation Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
Rule: alert http $EXTERNAL_NET any -> $HOME_NET any (msg:"ET EXPLOIT Potential External VMware vRealize Automation Authentication Bypass Vulnerability"; flow:established,to_server; http.method; content:"POST"; http.uri; content:"/SAAS/auth/login/embeddedauthbroker/callback"; fast_pattern; http.content_type; content:"application/x-www-form-urlencoded"; http.request_body; content:"protected_state"; content:"userstore"; content:"username"; content:"password"; content:"userstoreDisplay"; content:"horizonRelayState"; content:"stickyConnectorId"; content:"action"; reference:url,horizon3.ai/vmware-authentication-bypass-vulnerability-cve-2022-22972-technical-deep-dive/; classtype:attempted-admin; sid:2036
Nuclei
VMware Workspace ONE Access/Identity Manager/vRealize Automation - Authentication Bypass
nuclei·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2022-22972 [CRITICAL] VMware Workspace ONE Access/Identity Manager/vRealize Automation - Authentication Bypass
VMware Workspace ONE Access/Identity Manager/vRealize Automation - Authentication Bypass
VMware Workspace ONE Access, Identity Manager and vRealize Automation contain an authentication bypass vulnerability affecting local domain users. A malicious actor with network access to the UI may be able to obtain administrative access without the need to authenticate.
Template:
id: CVE-2022-22972
info:
name: VMware Workspace ONE Access/Identity Manager/vRealize Automation - Authentication Bypass
author: For3stCo1d,princechaddha
severity: critical
description: |
VMware Workspace ONE Access, Identity Manager and vRealize Automation contain an authentication bypass vulnerability affecting local domain users. A malicious actor with network access to the UI may be able to obtain administrative acces
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blogs_unit42·2022-05-20·CVSS 9.8
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## Threat Brief: VMware Vulnerabilities Exploited in the Wild (CVE-2022-22954 and Others)
Ruchna Nigam
Published: May 20, 2022
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## Executive Summary
On April 6, 2022, VMware published a security advisory mentioning eight vulnerabilities, including CVE-2022-22954 and CVE-2022-22960 impacting their products VMware Workspace ONE Access, Identity Manager and vRealize Automation. On April 13, they updated their advisory with information that CVE-2022-22954 is being exploited in the wild.
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blogs_unit42·2022-05-20·CVSS 9.8
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On April 6, 2022, VMware published a security advisory mentioning eight vulnerabilities, including CVE-2022-22954 and CVE-2022-22960 impacting their products VMware Workspace ONE Access, Identity Manager and vRealize Automation. On April 13, they updated their advisory with information that CVE-2022-22954 is being exploited in the wild.
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