CVE-2021-22018 Path traversal in VMware vCenter Server, VMware Cloud Foundation
A malicious actor with network access can delete non-critical files in VMware vCenter Server via the Life-cycle Manager plug-in.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-22018?
CVE-2021-22018 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Vmware Cloud Foundation, published on 23 Sep 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The vCenter Server contains an arbitrary file deletion vulnerability in a VMware vSphere Life-cycle Manager plug-in. A malicious actor with network access to port 9087 on vCenter Server may exploit this issue to delete non critical files.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-22018?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Vmware Cloud Foundation, Vmware Vcenter Server.
How do I fix CVE-2021-22018?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-22018 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-2021-22018 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-22018 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Vmware Cloud Foundation
- CVE-2024-38812 VMware vCenter Server Heap-Based Buffer Overflow
- 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-42pp-ccmj-xrg8.