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VMware vCenter Server 6.5 < 6.5 U3n / 6.7 < 6.7 U3l / 7.0 < 7.0 U1c Remote Code Execution

critical Web App Scanning Plugin ID 113243

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Synopsis

VMware vCenter Server 6.5 < 6.5 U3n / 6.7 < 6.7 U3l / 7.0 < 7.0 U1c Remote Code Execution

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).

Solution

Apply the appropriate patch as referenced in the vendor advisory.

See Also

https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/82374

https://swarm.ptsecurity.com/unauth-rce-vmware/

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 113243

Type: remote

Published: 6/1/2022

Updated: 6/1/2022

Scan Template: basic, full, pci, scan

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Critical

Score: 9.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-21972

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-21972

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/23/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/24/2021

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 11/17/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-21972