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CVE-2023-20887

Aria Operations for Networks contains a command injection vulnerability. A malicious actor with network access to VMware Aria Operations for...

Basic Information

CVE State
PUBLISHED
Reserved Date
November 01, 2022
Published Date
June 07, 2023
Last Updated
February 13, 2025
Vendor
n/a
Product
Aria Operations for Networks (Formerly vRealize Network Insight)
Description
Aria Operations for Networks contains a command injection vulnerability. A malicious actor with network access to VMware Aria Operations for Networks may be able to perform a command injection attack resulting in remote code execution.

CVSS Scores

CVSS v3.1

9.8 - CRITICAL

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

SSVC Information

Exploitation
active
Automatable
Yes
Technical Impact
total

Exploit Status

Exploited in the Wild
Yes (added 2023-06-22 00:00:00 UTC) Source
Proof of Concept Available
Yes (added 2023-09-25 00:41:45 UTC) Source

References

https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0012.html http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/173761/VMWare-Aria-Operations-For-Networks-Remote-Command-Execution.html

Known Exploited Vulnerability Information

Source Added Date
CISA 2023-06-22 00:00:00 UTC

Scanner Integrations

Scanner URL Date Detected
Metasploit https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/linux/http/vmware_vrni_rce_cve_2023_20887.rb 2025-04-29 11:01:16 UTC
Nuclei https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2023/CVE-2023-20887.yaml 2025-04-26 00:00:00 UTC

Potential Proof of Concepts

Warning: These PoCs have not been tested and could contain malware. Use at your own risk.

vmware_vrni_rce_cve_2023_20887

Type: metasploit • Created: Unknown

Metasploit module for CVE-2023-20887

Malwareman007/CVE-2023-20887

Type: github • Created: 2023-09-25 00:41:45 UTC • Stars: 8

VMWare vRealize Network Insight Pre-Authenticated RCE (CVE-2023-20887)

miko550/CVE-2023-20887

Type: github • Created: 2023-06-14 06:50:00 UTC • Stars: 6

VMWare vRealize Network Insight Pre-Authenticated RCE (CVE-2023-20887)

sinsinology/CVE-2023-20887

Type: github • Created: 2023-06-13 13:17:23 UTC • Stars: 232

VMWare vRealize Network Insight Pre-Authenticated RCE (CVE-2023-20887)