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Workspace One UemApplication · VMware

CVE-2023-20886

MEDIUM · 6.1 CVSS v3.1 Published 2023-10-31
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 22.3.0.48 / 22.6.0.36 or later.
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68/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable No privileges

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 · unedited
VMware Workspace ONE UEM console contains an open redirect vulnerability. A malicious actor may be able to redirect a victim to an attacker and retrieve their SAML response to login as the victim user.

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 · high confidence

VMware Workspace ONE UEM console has an open redirect vulnerability where the console can be manipulated to redirect users to attacker-controlled URLs. An attacker can craft a malicious link that passes through the UEM console and redirects the victim to the attacker's site, where the SAML authentication response can be intercepted. This allows the attacker to capture the victim's SAML response and subsequently authenticate as the victim user.

MitigationApply the VMware security patch for CVE-2023-20886 to the Workspace ONE UEM console. As a compensating control, implement URL validation and allow-listing for redirect destinations, and monitor for suspicious redirect patterns in authentication flows.

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
Workspace One UemApplication
Affected:>= 22.3.0.2, < 22.3.0.48>= 22.6.0.1, < 22.6.0.36>= 22.9.0.1, < 22.9.0.29>= 22.12.0.1, < 22.12.0.20>= 23.2.0.1, < 23.2.0.10

CVSS 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
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Locate the Workspace ONE UEM console version
    Log in to the UEM admin console and navigate to System > Settings > General > About, or check the console footer for the version number
    Affected if The displayed version matches one of the affected ranges: 22.3.0.2 to 22.3.0.47, 22.6.0.1 to 22.6.0.35, 22.9.0.1 to 22.9.0.28, 22.12.0.1 to 22.12.0.19, or 23.2.0.1 to 23.2.0.9
  2. Confirm SAML-based authentication is configured
    In the UEM console, go to Groups & Settings > All Settings > System > Enterprise Integration > SSO (Single Sign-On) and verify if SAML authentication is enabled
    Affected if SAML authentication is enabled and the console version is within the affected ranges listed above
  3. Verify redirect URL validation is not enforced
    Check the SSO settings for any URL validation, allow-listing, or redirect destination restrictions under the SAML configuration section
    Affected if No URL allow-listing or redirect destination validation is configured and the console version is vulnerable
  4. Inspect URL parameters during SAML login flow
    Access the UEM login page and examine whether the 'redirect' or 'RelayState' parameter can be modified to an external domain without being blocked
    Affected if External URLs are accepted as redirect destinations without validation or warning

You are affected if your UEM console version falls within any of the listed affected ranges AND SAML authentication is configured, since the open redirect allows manipulation of the SAML authentication flow to external attacker-controlled URLs.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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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.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 22.3.0.48 / 22.6.0.36 / 22.9.0.29 or later
Fixed in 22.3.0.4822.6.0.3622.9.0.29
Interim mitigation

Apply the VMware security patch for CVE-2023-20886 to the Workspace ONE UEM console. As a compensating control, implement URL validation and allow-listing for redirect destinations, and monitor for suspicious redirect patterns in authentication flows.

Recommended fix High confidence

22.3.0.48+ / 22.6.0.36+ / 22.9.0.29+ / 22.12.0.20+ (depending on your branch)

  1. 1. Identify the current installed version of Workspace ONE UEM from the console or admin interface
  2. 2. Determine which version branch your current installation falls into (22.3.x, 22.6.x, 22.9.x, or 22.12.x)
  3. 3. For branch 22.3.x: upgrade to version 22.3.0.48 or later
  4. 4. For branch 22.6.x: upgrade to version 22.6.0.36 or later
  5. 5. For branch 22.9.x: upgrade to version 22.9.0.29 or later
  6. 6. For branch 22.12.x: upgrade to version 22.12.0.20 or later
  7. 7. After upgrade, verify the console is accessible and functioning normally
  8. 8. Test that SAML authentication flows work correctly and no redirects occur to untrusted domains

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Workspace One Uem Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing4.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
16.0 hours of engineering $2,800
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