CVE-2023-20856
Published: 01 February 2023
Summary
CVE-2023-20856 is a high-severity CSRF (CWE-352) vulnerability in Vmware Vrealize Operations. Its CVSS base score is 8.8 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 34.7% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2023-25035
Vulnerability details
VMware vRealize Operations (vROps) contains a CSRF bypass vulnerability. A malicious user could execute actions on the vROps platform on behalf of the authenticated victim user.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Awareness training educates users on avoiding untrusted links and actions that can be exploited via CSRF.
Requiring user re-entry of credentials for sensitive actions prevents automated forgery of requests without active user participation.
Security testing regimens explicitly include checks for missing or ineffective anti-CSRF protections in web applications.
Detects anomalous request patterns consistent with cross-site request forgery.