CVE-2021-21972

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  3. CVE-2021-21972
The vSphere Client (HTML5) contains a remote code execution vulnerability in a vCenter Server plugin. A malicious actor with network access to port 443 may exploit this issue to execute commands with unrestricted privileges on the underlying operating system that hosts vCenter Server. 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).

9.8 /10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

10.0 /10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

V2 Legend

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References
Link Resource
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161590/VMware-vCenter-Server-7.0-Arbitrary-File-Upload.html Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161695/VMware-vCenter-Server-File-Upload-Remote-Code-Execution.html Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163268/VMware-vCenter-6.5-6.7-7.0-Remote-Code-Execution.html Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0002.html Vendor Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:a:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:b:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:c:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:d:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:e:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:f:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update1d:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update1e:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update1g:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update2b:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update2c:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update2d:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update2g:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update3d:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update3f:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update3k:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:a:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:b:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:d:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:update1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:update1b:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:update2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:update2a:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:update2c:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:update3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:update3a:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:update3b:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:update3f:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:update3g:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:update3j:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:a:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:b:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:c:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:d:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:update1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:update1a:*:*:*:*:*:*
History

13 Feb 2024, 16:44

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161590/VMware-vCenter-Server-7.0-Arbitrary-File-Upload.html - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry () http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161590/VMware-vCenter-Server-7.0-Arbitrary-File-Upload.html - Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

08 Aug 2023, 14:21

Type Values Removed Values Added
CWE CWE-306

12 Jul 2022, 17:42

Type Values Removed Values Added
CWE CWE-269 CWE-22
CWE-306

07 Sep 2021, 22:07

Type Values Removed Values Added
References (MISC) http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163268/VMware-vCenter-6.5-6.7-7.0-Remote-Code-Execution.html - (MISC) http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163268/VMware-vCenter-6.5-6.7-7.0-Remote-Code-Execution.html - Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

24 Aug 2021, 10:59

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPE cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:u2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:u1b:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:u3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:u1d:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:u3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:u3j:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:u3f:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:u1g:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:u2g:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:u3g:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:u3a:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:u2d:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:u3f:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:u2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:u3b:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:u3k:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:u2b:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:u1e:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:u1a:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:u2c:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:u2a:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:u2c:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:u1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:u3d:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:u1:*:*:*:*:*:*		 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:update2c:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update2g:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update3d:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:update2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:update3b:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:update1a:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update1e:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update1d:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update2c:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:update3f:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:update3g:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:update1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:update1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:update3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:update3j:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:update1b:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update1g:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:update2a:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update3f:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update2b:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update3k:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update2d:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:update3a:*:*:*:*:*:*
References
  • (MISC) http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163268/VMware-vCenter-6.5-6.7-7.0-Remote-Code-Execution.html -

25 Mar 2021, 18:49

Type Values Removed Values Added
References (MISC) http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161590/VMware-vCenter-Server-7.0-Arbitrary-File-Upload.html - Third Party Advisory (MISC) http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161590/VMware-vCenter-Server-7.0-Arbitrary-File-Upload.html - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
References (MISC) http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161695/VMware-vCenter-Server-File-Upload-Remote-Code-Execution.html - (MISC) http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161695/VMware-vCenter-Server-File-Upload-Remote-Code-Execution.html - Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

08 Mar 2021, 19:15

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
  • (MISC) http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161695/VMware-vCenter-Server-File-Upload-Remote-Code-Execution.html -

04 Mar 2021, 20:52

Type Values Removed Values Added
References (MISC) http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161590/VMware-vCenter-Server-7.0-Arbitrary-File-Upload.html - (MISC) http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161590/VMware-vCenter-Server-7.0-Arbitrary-File-Upload.html - Third Party Advisory
References (CONFIRM) https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0002.html - (CONFIRM) https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0002.html - Vendor Advisory
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown 		v2 : 10.0
v3 : 9.8
CPE cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:b:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:c:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:u1d:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:a:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:u1g:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:u2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:f:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:u3d:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:u2a:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:a:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:u1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:u3a:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:u1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:c:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:u3k:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:b:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:u2b:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:u3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:u1e:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:u3b:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:u2c:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:u3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:u2g:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:u3f:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:u1a:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:u2c:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:u1b:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:u3g:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:a:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:b:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:e:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:d:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:d:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:u2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:d:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:u2d:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:u3f:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:u3j:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
CWE CWE-269

01 Mar 2021, 18:15

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
  • (MISC) http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161590/VMware-vCenter-Server-7.0-Arbitrary-File-Upload.html -

24 Feb 2021, 17:15

Type Values Removed Values Added
New CVE
Information

Published : 2021-02-24 17:15

Updated : 2024-02-13 16:44

NVD link : CVE-2021-21972

Mitre link : CVE-2021-21972

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-21972

JSON object : View

Products Affected

vmware

  • vcenter_server
  • cloud_foundation
CWE
CWE-22

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')