CVE-2021-21983 Path traversal in VMware vRealize Operations
Authenticated attackers can write arbitrary files to the underlying OS via the API, potentially leading to code execution or privilege escalation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-21983?
CVE-2021-21983 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Vmware Cloud Foundation, published on 31 Mar 2021. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Arbitrary file write vulnerability in vRealize Operations Manager API (CVE-2021-21983) prior to 8.4 may allow an authenticated malicious actor with network access to the vRealize Operations Manager API can write files to arbitrary locations on the underlying photon operating system.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-21983?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Vmware Cloud Foundation, Vmware Vrealize Operations Manager, Vmware Vrealize Suite Lifecycle Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2021-21983?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-21983 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2021-21983 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-21983 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module and 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
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- CVE-2024-37079 Broadcom VMware vCenter Server Out-of-bounds Write
- CVE-2022-22954 VMware Workspace ONE Access and Identity Manager Server-Side Template Injection
- CVE-2021-22005 VMware vCenter Server File Upload
- CVE-2021-21985 VMware vCenter Server Improper Input Validation
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4vwx-r658-c2mg.