Vrealize AutomationApplication · VMware
CVE-2015-2344
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedCross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in VMware vRealize Automation 6.x before 6.2.4 on Linux allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceCross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in VMware vRealize Automation 6.x before 6.2.4 on Linux allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
Vrealize AutomationApplication
= 6.0= 6.0.1= 6.0.1.1= 6.0.1.2= 6.1= 6.1.1= 6.2= 6.2.1= 6.2.2= 6.2.3CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm VMware vRealize Automation is installedIdentify if VMware vRealize Automation is present in the environment through inventory systems, installed packages, or documentation.Affected if The product is not installed or not in use.
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Determine the installed version of vRealize AutomationCheck the installed version using the product's about page, version management interfaces, or configuration files. Compare against affected versions: 6.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.1.1, 6.0.1.2, 6.1, 6.1.1, 6.2, 6.2.1, 6.2.2, and 6.2.3.Affected if The installed version falls within 6.0 through 6.2.3.
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Verify the operating system platformDetermine the underlying operating system where vRealize Automation is deployed. The vulnerability specifically applies to Linux environments.Affected if The system is running on Linux.
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Assess web interface accessibilityDetermine if the vRealize Automation web interface is accessible to users. XSS vulnerabilities require the web interface to be reachable.Affected if The web interface is exposed to authenticated users.
The environment is affected if VMware vRealize Automation versions 6.0 through 6.2.3 is installed on Linux and the web interface is accessible to authenticated users.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpgrade to VMware vRealize Automation 6.2.4 or later. If immediate upgrade is not possible, implement output encoding and input validation for all user-supplied data in web interfaces.
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Scoped from the published advisory
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- Implementation2.0 h
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- Review / QA4.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2015-2344 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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