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ID:8663 - Exploit for Input validation error in vCenter Server - CVE-2022-31698
ID:8663 - Exploit for Input validation error in vCenter Server - CVE-2022-31698
Published: December 13, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU70080
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-31698
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Vulnerable software:
vCenter Server
vCenter Server
Link to public exploit:
Vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in the content library service when handling HTTP headers. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request to port 443/tcp and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.