The vSphere Client (HTML5) contains an SSRF (Server Side Request Forgery) vulnerability due to improper validation of URLs in a vCenter Server plugin. A malicious actor with network access to port 443 may exploit this issue by sending a POST request to vCenter Server plugin leading to information disclosure. 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
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https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0002.html | Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
Configuration 1 (hide)
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History
No history.
Information
Published : 2021-02-24 17:15
Updated : 2024-02-28 18:08
NVD link : CVE-2021-21973
Mitre link : CVE-2021-21973
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-21973
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Products Affected
vmware
- cloud_foundation
- vcenter_server
CWE
CWE-918
Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)