The vSphere Client (HTML5) contains a vulnerability in a vSphere authentication mechanism for the Virtual SAN Health Check, Site Recovery, vSphere Lifecycle Manager, and VMware Cloud Director Availability plug-ins. A malicious actor with network access to port 443 on vCenter Server may perform actions allowed by the impacted plug-ins without authentication.
References
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https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0010.html | Vendor Advisory |
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162812/VMware-Security-Advisory-2021-0010.html | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
Configurations
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Information
Published : 2021-05-26 08:15
Updated : 2022-07-12 10:42
NVD link : CVE-2021-21986
Mitre link : CVE-2021-21986
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CWE
CWE-306
Missing Authentication for Critical Function
Products Affected
vmware
- cloud_foundation
- vcenter_server