CVE-2021-21973

Published Feb 24, 2021

Last updated 9 months ago

Overview

Description
The vSphere Client (HTML5) contains an SSRF (Server Side Request Forgery) vulnerability due to improper validation of URLs in a vCenter Server plugin. A malicious actor with network access to port 443 may exploit this issue by sending a POST request to vCenter Server plugin leading to information disclosure. This affects: VMware vCenter Server (7.x before 7.0 U1c, 6.7 before 6.7 U3l and 6.5 before 6.5 U3n) and VMware Cloud Foundation (4.x before 4.2 and 3.x before 3.10.1.2).
Source
security@vmware.com
NVD status
Analyzed

Social media

Hype score
Not currently trending

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type
Primary
Base score
5.3
Impact score
1.4
Exploitability score
3.9
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Severity
MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

Type
Primary
Base score
5
Impact score
2.9
Exploitability score
10
Vector string
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Known exploits

Data from CISA

Vulnerability name
VMware vCenter Server and Cloud Foundation Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF) Vulnerability
Exploit added on
Mar 7, 2022
Exploit action due
Mar 21, 2022
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov
CWE-918

Configurations