CVE-2021-21972
CVSS V2 High 10
CVSS V3 Critical 9.8
Description
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).
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2021-21972
- Assigner
- security@vmware.com
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2021-02-24T17:15:15
- Last Modified Date
- 2022-07-12T17:42:04
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 3.0 | 3.10.1.2 |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 4.0 | 4.2 |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:a:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:b:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:c:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:d:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:e:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:f:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update1d:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update1e:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update1g:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update2b:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update2c:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update2d:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update2g:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update3d:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update3f:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update3k:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:a:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:b:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:d:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:update1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:update1b:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:update2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:update2a:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:update2c:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:update3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:update3a:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:update3b:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:update3f:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:update3g:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:update3j:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:a:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:b:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:c:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:d:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:update1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:update1a:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- COMPLETE
- Integrity Impact
- COMPLETE
- Availability Impact
- COMPLETE
- Base Score
- 10
- Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 10
- Impact Score
- 10
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.1
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 9.8
- Base Severity
- CRITICAL
- Exploitability Score
- 3.9
- Impact Score
- 5.9
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-21972 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-21972 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 16:07:45 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-05 22:42:45 | 2021-02-24T17:15Z | 2021-02-24T17:15:15 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-05 22:42:45 | 2022-07-12T17:42:04 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-05 22:42:45 | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |