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             AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution

                               ESB-2018.3021
 VMware Workspace ONE Unified Endpoint Management Console update resolves
                 SAML authentication bypass vulnerability
                              5 October 2018

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        AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product:           VMware Workspace ONE Unified Endpoint Management Console
Publisher:         VMWare
Operating System:  Virtualisation
Impact/Access:     Unauthorised Access -- Remote with User Interaction
Resolution:        Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names:         CVE-2018-6979  

Original Bulletin: 
   https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0024.html

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Advisory ID: VMSA-2018-0024
Severity:    Critical
Synopsis:    VMware Workspace ONE Unified Endpoint Management Console
             (A/W Console) update resolves SAML authentication bypass
             vulnerability
Issue date:  2018-10-04
Updated on:  2018-10-04 (Initial Advisory)
CVE number:  CVE-2018-6979

1. Summary

   VMware Workspace ONE Unified Endpoint Management Console (A/W Console)
   updates resolve SAML authentication bypass vulnerability

2. Relevant Products

   VMware Workspace ONE Unified Endpoint Management Console (A/W Console)

3. Problem Description

   The VMware Workspace ONE Unified Endpoint Management Console (A/W
   Console) 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.

   The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has
   assigned the identifier CVE-2018-6979 to this issue.

   Column 5 of the following table lists the action required to
   remediate the vulnerability in each release, if a solution is
   available.

+----------------+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------------+
| VMware Product | Product  |Running|Severity|  Replace_with/  | Mitigation/  |
|                | Version  |  On   |        |   Apply_Patch   |  Workaround  |
+----------------+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------------+
|AirWatch Console|9.7.x     |Any    |Critical|9.7.0.3 or above |360010178013  |
+----------------+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------------+
|AirWatch Console|9.6.x     |Any    |Critical|9.6.0.7 or above |360010178013  |
+----------------+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------------+
|AirWatch Console|9.5.x     |Any    |Critical|9.5.0.16 or above|360010178013  |
+----------------+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------------+
|AirWatch Console|9.4.x     |Any    |Critical|9.4.0.22 or above|360010178013  |
+----------------+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------------+
|AirWatch Console|9.3.x     |Any    |Critical|9.3.0.25 or above|360010178013  |
+----------------+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------------+
|AirWatch Console|9.2.x     |Any    |Critical|9.2.3.27 or above|360010178013  |
+----------------+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------------+
|AirWatch Console|9.1.x     |Any    |Critical|9.1.5.6 or above |360010178013  |
+----------------+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------------+

4. Solution

   VMware Workspace ONE Unified Endpoint Management Console 9.7.x
   Downloads and Documentation:
   https://resources.workspaceone.com/view/rnvtjd8jltpdhpt663n2/en

   VMware Workspace ONE Unified Endpoint Management Console 9.6.x
   Downloads and Documentation:
   https://resources.workspaceone.com/view/5nzwmkccx2dfbfyw9977/en

   VMware Workspace ONE Unified Endpoint Management Console 9.5.x
   Downloads and Documentation:
   https://resources.workspaceone.com/view/3rhqhqd98nymx33f4shd/en

   VMware Workspace ONE Unified Endpoint Management Console 9.4.x
   Downloads and Documentation:
   https://resources.workspaceone.com/view/q9fsfgs6d23mvtkpm22j/en

   VMware Workspace ONE Unified Endpoint Management Console 9.3.x
   Downloads and Documentation:
   https://resources.workspaceone.com/view/7t25rz3pd8sgzq3vqztx/en

   VMware Workspace ONE Unified Endpoint Management Console 9.2.x
   Downloads and Documentation:
   https://resources.workspaceone.com/view/kb7yzw7hbgyrygjvhmlh/en

   VMware Workspace ONE Unified Endpoint Management Console 9.1.x
   Downloads and Documentation:
   https://resources.workspaceone.com/save/nnqxxqyqt8vmn54mnd8v/en

5. References

   https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-6979
   https://support.workspaceone.com/articles/360010178013

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6. Change log

   2018-10-04 - VMSA-2018-0024: Initial security advisory.

   2018-10-04 - VMSA-2018-0024.1: Updated advisory with the correct fixed versions
   of VMware Workspace ONE Unified Endpoint Management Console for 9.7.x, 9.6.x,
   9.5.x, 9.4.x, and 9.2.x release lines.

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