CVE-2023-20855 is an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability affecting VMware vRealize Orchestrator and vRealize Automation. This high-severity flaw (CVSS 8.8) allows a non-administrative attacker to bypass XML parsing restrictions using specially crafted input, potentially leading to sensitive information disclosure or privilege escalation. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness within the security community.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 8.0, < 8.11.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vrealize_automation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 8.0, < 8.11.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vrealize_orchestrator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.