CVE-2014-3790

VMware vCenter Server Appliance Ruby vSphere Console Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Severity Score

9.0

*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Ruby vSphere Console (RVC) in VMware vCenter Server Appliance allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands as root by escaping from a chroot jail.

Ruby vSphere Console (RVC) en VMware vCenter Server Appliance permite a usuarios remotos autenticados ejecutar comandos arbitrarios como root mediante la evasión de una jaula chroot.

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of VMware vCenter Appliance. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability.
The specific flaw exists within the usage of the Ruby vSphere Console (RVC) provided by the vCenter Server Appliance. Commands can be run in a privileged context allowing an attacker to break-out of a chroot jail. This allows for an attacker to elevate privilege and execute commands as root.

*Credits: Shanon Olsson

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

Single

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

High

Authentication

Single

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2014-05-19 CVE Reserved
2014-05-30 CVE Published
2024-01-11 EPSS Updated
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-264: Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

CAPEC

References (4)

URL	Tag	Source
http://secunia.com/advisories/58823	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67756	Vdb Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030436	Vdb Entry
http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-14-159	X_refsource_misc

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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Vcenter Server Appliance Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Vcenter Server Appliance"				5.1 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Vcenter Server Appliance" and version "5.1"		-		Affected
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Vcenter Server Appliance Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Vcenter Server Appliance"				5.5 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Vcenter Server Appliance" and version "5.5"		-		Affected