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id : CVE-2021-21972
info :
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name : VMware vSphere Client (HTML5) - Remote Code Execution
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author : dwisiswant0
severity : critical
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description : VMware vCenter 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).
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remediation : |
Apply the necessary security patches or updates provided by VMware to mitigate this vulnerability.
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reference :
- https://swarm.ptsecurity.com/unauth-rce-vmware/
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- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-21972
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- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0002.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161590/VMware-vCenter-Server-7.0-Arbitrary-File-Upload.html
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classification :
cvss-metrics : CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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cvss-score : 9.8
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cve-id : CVE-2021-21972
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cwe-id : CWE-22
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epss-score : 0.97442
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epss-percentile : 0.9994
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cpe : cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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metadata :
max-request : 1
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vendor : vmware
product : cloud_foundation
tags : cve2021,vmware,rce,vcenter,kev,packetstorm,cve
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http :
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- method : GET
path :
- "{{BaseURL}}/ui/vropspluginui/rest/services/getstatus"
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matchers-condition : and
matchers :
- type : word
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part : header
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words :
- "VSPHERE-UI-JSESSIONID"
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condition : and
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- type : regex
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part : body
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regex :
- "(Install|Config) Final Progress"
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- type : status
status :
- 200
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