CVE-2018-6979 (GCVE-0-2018-6979)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2018-10-05 13:00
Modified
2024-09-17 01:12
Severity ?
CWE
  • SAML authentication bypass
Summary
The VMware Workspace ONE Unified Endpoint Management Console (A/W Console) 9.7.x prior to 9.7.0.3, 9.6.x prior to 9.6.0.7, 9.5.x prior to 9.5.0.16, 9.4.x prior to 9.4.0.22, 9.3.x prior to 9.3.0.25, 9.2.x prior to 9.2.3.27, and 9.1.x prior to 9.1.5.6 contains a SAML authentication bypass vulnerability which can be leveraged during device enrollment. This vulnerability may allow for a malicious actor to impersonate an authorized SAML session if certificate-based authentication is enabled. This vulnerability is also relevant if certificate-based authentication is not enabled, but the outcome of exploitation is limited to an information disclosure (Important Severity) in those cases.
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
VMware VMware Workspace ONE Unified Endpoint Management Console (AirWatch Console) Version: 9.7.x prior to 9.7.0.8
Version: 9.6.x prior to 9.6.0.8
Version: 9.5.x prior to 9.5.0.17
Version: 9.4.x prior to 9.4.0.23
Version: 9.3.x prior to 9.3.0.25
Version: 9.2.x prior to 9.2.3.28
Version: 9.1.x prior to 9.1.5.6
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