9.8

CVE-2021-22005

Warning
Exploit

The vCenter Server contains an arbitrary file upload vulnerability in the Analytics service. A malicious actor with network access to port 443 on vCenter Server may exploit this issue to execute code on vCenter Server by uploading a specially crafted file.

Data is provided by the National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
VMware ≫ Cloud Foundation Version >= 3.0 < 5.0
VMware ≫ Vcenter Server Version6.5 Update-
VMware ≫ Vcenter Server Version6.7 Update-
VMware ≫ Vcenter Server Version7.0 Update-

03.11.2021: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog

VMware vCenter Server File Upload Vulnerability

Vulnerability

VMware vCenter Server contains a file upload vulnerability in the Analytics service that allows a user with network access to port 443 to execute code.

Description

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Required actions
EPSS Metriken
Type Source Score Percentile
EPSS FIRST.org 94.46% 0.999
CVSS Metriken
Source Base Score Exploit Score Impact Score Vector string
nvd@nist.gov 9.8 3.9 5.9
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd@nist.gov 7.5 10 6.4
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 9.8 3.9 5.9
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.