Description (CNA)
An unauthenticated remote attacker can bypass authentication and gain full access to administrative API endpoints in Nutanix Prism Element by including a crafted internal management HTTP header. The vulnerability is caused by a misconfiguration in the application's authentication filters. Consequently, the server responds with a Set-Cookie header containing a valid JSESSIONID. This session cookie decodes to a JSON Web Token (JWT) granting maximum cluster administrative privileges. Successful exploitation allows the attacker to execute root-level commands on all Controller VMs (CVMs) in the cluster, leading to complete cluster destruction and unauthorized access to VM memory and virtual disks.
Affected (CNA)
| Vendor / product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Nutanix / Acropolis Operating System (AOS) | affected 0 before 7.3.1.18; affected 7.5 before 7.5.2; affected 7.6 before 7.6.0.8 |
CWE
CWE-306, CWE-290, CWE-302
References
- https://download.nutanix.com/alerts/Security_Advisory_0058.pdf
- https://portal.nutanix.com/page/documents/list?type=software&filterKey=software&filterVal=AOS
- https://www.nutanix.com/support
ADP enrichment
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