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CVE-2020-5414

App Autoscaler logs credentials

MEDIUM
5.7
CVSS Score
Published: July 31, 2020 at 07:40 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:21 AM UTC
4 products affected across 2 vendorsTanzu Application Service for Virtual MachinesOperations ManagerPCF Autoscaling

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Severity
MEDIUM5.7
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.7%

Description

VMware Tanzu Application Service for VMs (2.7.x versions prior to 2.7.19, 2.8.x versions prior to 2.8.13, and 2.9.x versions prior to 2.9.7) contains an App Autoscaler that logs the UAA admin password. This credential is redacted on VMware Tanzu Operations Manager; however, the unredacted logs are available to authenticated users of the BOSH Director. This credential would grant administrative privileges to a malicious user. The same versions of App Autoscaler also log the App Autoscaler Broker password. Prior to newer versions of Operations Manager, this credential was not redacted from logs. This credential allows a malicious user to create, delete, and modify App Autoscaler services instances. Operations Manager started redacting this credential from logs as of its versions 2.7.15, 2.8.6, and 2.9.1. Note that these logs are typically only visible to foundation administrators and operators.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Operations Manager· VMware
95%
2.7.0 ≤ v < 2.7.152.8.0 ≤ v < 2.8.62.9.0 ≤ v < 2.9.1
Affected range stops below 2.7.15, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 2.8.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 2.9.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Tanzu Application Service for Virtual Machines· VMware
95%
2.7.0 ≤ v < 2.7.192.7.x ≤ v < 2.7.192.8.0 ≤ v < 2.8.132.8.x ≤ v < 2.8.132.9.0 ≤ v < 2.9.72.9.x ≤ v < 2.9.72.7.x2.8.x2.9.x
Affected range stops below 2.7.19, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 2.8.13, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 2.9.7, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Operations Manager· VMware Tanzu
60%
2.7 ≤ v < 2.7.152.8 ≤ v < 2.8.62.9 ≤ v < 2.9.12.72.82.9
Affected range stops below 2.7.15, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 2.8.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 2.9.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
PCF Autoscaling· VMware Tanzu
60%
v < v232
Affected range stops below v232, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

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Patch and advisory references

References (1)

x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://tanzu.vmware.com/security/cve-2020-5414

CVSS

5.7MEDIUM[email protected]
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-200CWE-532

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