Attacker Value
High
(3 users assessed)
Exploitability
Low
(3 users assessed)
User Interaction
Unknown
Privileges Required
Unknown
Attack Vector
Unknown
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VMWare Fusion APIs available without auth via web socket (CVE-2019-5514)

Disclosure Date: April 01, 2019 Last updated February 13, 2020
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Description

VMware Fusion (11.x before 11.0.3) contains a security vulnerability due to certain unauthenticated APIs accessible through a web socket. An attacker may exploit this issue by tricking the host user to execute a JavaScript to perform unauthorized functions on the guest machine where VMware Tools is installed. This may further be exploited to execute commands on the guest machines.

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Ratings
  • Attacker Value
    Medium
  • Exploitability
    Low
Technical Analysis

From the theevilbit write-up I can’t tell if arguments can be provided to the programs that are launched in the VMs. If arguments can be provided to the launched programs then this would be worse.

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Ratings
  • Attacker Value
    High
  • Exploitability
    Very Low
Technical Analysis

 This need some sort of vector to trick the user. Probably not that hard via watering hole attack somewhere that vmware user congregate.

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  • Attacker Value
    Medium
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