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CVE-2018-6961

CVE-2018-6961HIGH

VMware SD-WAN Edge

  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   N   H   N   N  U  H  H  H    8.1   .8625   99.7   YES

AFFECTED
  Product                  Versions                  Fixed
  NSX SD-WAN by VeloCloud  prior to version 3.1.0 –  —

TIMELINE
  Feb 14  Reserved by vmware
  Jun 11  Published (CNA: vmware)
  Mar 25  Added to CISA KEV, remediation due 2022-04-15

CWE-78 · CNA: vmware · CVSS v3.1 · 5 references · KEV due April 15, 2022

Description

VMware NSX SD-WAN Edge by VeloCloud prior to version 3.1.0 contains a command injection vulnerability in the local web UI component. This component is disabled by default and should not be enabled on untrusted networks. VeloCloud by VMware will be removing this service from the product in future releases. Successful exploitation of this issue could result in remote code execution.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
Date	Event	Detail
February 14, 2018	Reserved	Reserved by vmware
June 11, 2018	Published	Published (CNA: vmware)
March 25, 2022	KEV ADDED	Added to CISA KEV, remediation due 2022-04-15

Affected

Affected products and packages — 1 row
Vendor	Product / Package	Ecosystem	Version introduced	Fixed
VMware	NSX SD-WAN by VeloCloud	—	prior to version 3.1.0	—

Weaknesses

CWE-78

References (5)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104185 [vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041210 [vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK]
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0011.html [x_refsource_CONFIRM]
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-6961 [government-resource]
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44959/ [exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB]

Authoritative record: CVE-2018-6961 at cve.org

Vendors: vmware

Weaknesses: CWE-78

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