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CVE-2021-22023 (GCVE-0-2021-22023)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-08-30 17:53 – Updated: 2024-08-03 18:30
VLAI
Summary
The vRealize Operations Manager API (8.x prior to 8.5) has insecure object reference vulnerability. A malicious actor with administrative access to vRealize Operations Manager API may be able to modify other users information leading to an account takeover.
Severity
7.2 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • Insecure direct object reference vulnerability
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
n/a VMware vRealize Operations Affected: VMware vRealize Operations (8.x prior to 8.5)
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