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).
References
Link | Resource |
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https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0002.html | Vendor Advisory |
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161590/VMware-vCenter-Server-7.0-Arbitrary-File-Upload.html | 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 |
Configurations
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Information
Published : 2021-02-24 09:15
Updated : 2022-07-12 10:42
NVD link : CVE-2021-21972
Mitre link : CVE-2021-21972
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CWE
Products Affected
vmware
- cloud_foundation
- vcenter_server