CVE-2020-3952

Under certain conditions, vmdir that ships with VMware vCenter Server, as part of an embedded or external Platform Services Controller (PSC), does not correctly implement access controls.

CVSS v3 9.8 CRITICAL
CVSS v2.0 6.8 MEDIUM

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CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

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CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

V2 Legend

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157896/VMware-vCenter-Server-6.7-Authentication-Bypass.html	Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0006	Vendor Advisory Broken Link
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157896/VMware-vCenter-Server-6.7-Authentication-Bypass.html	Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0006	Vendor Advisory Broken Link

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

13 Mar 2025, 17:28

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0006 - Vendor Advisory~~	() https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0006 - Vendor Advisory, Broken Link

21 Nov 2024, 05:32

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157896/VMware-vCenter-Server-6.7-Authentication-Bypass.html - Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry~~	() http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157896/VMware-vCenter-Server-6.7-Authentication-Bypass.html - Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
References	~~() https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0006 - Vendor Advisory~~	() https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0006 - Vendor Advisory

12 Jul 2022, 17:42

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CWE	~~CWE-287~~	CWE-306

13 Dec 2021, 20:05

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CWE	~~CWE-863~~	CWE-287
References	~~(MISC) http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157896/VMware-vCenter-Server-6.7-Authentication-Bypass.html -~~	(MISC) http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157896/VMware-vCenter-Server-6.7-Authentication-Bypass.html - Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

Information

Published : 2020-04-10 14:15

Updated : 2025-03-13 17:28

NVD link : CVE-2020-3952

Mitre link : CVE-2020-3952

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2020-3952

JSON object : View

Products Affected

vmware

vcenter_server

CWE

CWE-306

Missing Authentication for Critical Function

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