Vulnerability in VMware AirWatch Console (CVE-2017-4931)
Summary
Vulnerability in VMware AirWatch Console (CVE-2017-4931). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
VMware AirWatch Console 9.x prior to 9.2.0 contains a vulnerability that could allow an authenticated AWC user to add malicious data to an enrolled device's log files. Successful exploitation of this issue could result in an unsuspecting AWC user opening a CSV file which contains malicious content.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2017-4931 has been found in VMware AirWatch Console.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: 7.8/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "VMware AirWatch Console CVE-2017-4931" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2017-4931 (VMware AirWatch Console) — CWE-20 / CVSS v3 7.8
Attack vector: local / unauthenticated
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (CWE-20) exists in VMware AirWatch Console.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of VMware AirWatch Console.
Severity: High (CVSS 7.8/10). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで VMware AirWatch Console を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
References
- advisory securityfocus.com
- advisory securitytracker.com
- patch vmware.com