title: Arbitrary Authentication Relay Vulnerability in Deprecated EAP Browser Plugin
description: Arbitrary Authentication Relay and Session Hijack vulnerabilities in the deprecated VMware Enhanced Authentication Plug-in (EAP) could allow a malicious actor that could trick a target domain user with EAP installed in their web browser into requesting and relaying service tickets for arbitrary Active Directory Service Principal Names (SPNs).
problem types: CWE-287 Improper Authentication
affected:
{
defaultStatus: affected
platforms: [Windows, Linux]
product: VMware Enhanced Authentication Plug-in (EAP)
vendor: VMware
versions:
status: affected, version: All
}
metrics:
cvssV3_1: [
attackComplexity: LOW
attackVector: NETWORK
availabilityImpact: HIGH
baseScore: 9.6
baseSeverity: CRITICAL
confidentialityImpact: HIGH
integrityImpact: HIGH
privilegesRequired: NONE
scope: CHANGED
userInteraction: REQUIRED
vectorString: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
version: 3.1
]
format: CVSS
scenarios: GENERAL