CVE-2023-20855 (GCVE-0-2023-20855)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-02-21 00:00 – Updated: 2025-03-17 18:25
VLAI
Summary
VMware vRealize Orchestrator contains an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability. A malicious actor, with non-administrative access to vRealize Orchestrator, may be able to use specially crafted input to bypass XML parsing restrictions leading to access to sensitive information or possible escalation of privileges.
Severity
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • XML External Entity (XXE) Vulnerability
  • CWE-611 - Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
n/a VMware vRealize Orchestrator, VMware vRealize Automation, VMware Cloud Foundation Affected: VMware vRealize Orchestrator 8.x
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