CVE-2021-21973: VMware vCenter Server and Cloud Foundation Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF) Vulnerability
In CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: VMware vCenter Server and Cloud Foundation Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF) Vulnerability.
Added , federal remediation due . Known ransomware use: Unknown.
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
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).
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Status incidents that name it
No tracked status incident names this CVE.
Affected vendors and products
VMware Cloud FoundationVMware vCenter Server
References
- CVE record on cve.org (opens in new tab)
- NVD entry (opens in new tab)
- www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0002.html (opens in new tab)
- CVE records from the CVE Program (cve.org). CVE® is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation. (opens in new tab)
- This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. (opens in new tab)
- Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog from CISA. (opens in new tab)
- EPSS scores from FIRST (Exploit Prediction Scoring System). (opens in new tab)