# CVE-2021-22056: Server-side request forgery in VMware Workspace ONE Access and Identity Manager

> Attackers can exploit an SSRF vulnerability in VMware Workspace ONE Access and Identity Manager to make arbitrary HTTP requests and read responses.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 20 Dec 2021
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vr56-q77c-x8pg

## What is CVE-2021-22056?

CVE-2021-22056 is a high-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in VMware Workspace ONE Access and Identity Manager, published on 20 Dec 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

VMware Workspace ONE Access 21.08, 20.10.0.1, and 20.10 and Identity Manager 3.3.5, 3.3.4, and 3.3.3 contain an SSRF vulnerability. A malicious actor with network access may be able to make HTTP requests to arbitrary origins and read the full response.

Weakness: CWE-918 (Server-Side Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-22056?

It affects 3 products.


Products: Vmware Identity Manager, Vmware Vrealize Automation, Vmware Workspace One Access.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-22056?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-22056 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-22056 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-22056 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in VMware Workspace ONE Access and Identity Manager

- [CVE-2022-22955](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-22955/): Auth bypass in VMware Workspace ONE Access (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-22956](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-22956/): Auth bypass in VMware Workspace ONE Access (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2016-5335](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-5335/): Privilege escalation in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2022-31665](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-31665/): Code injection in VMware Workspace ONE Access, Identity Manager and vRealize Automation (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2016-5334](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-5334/): Information disclosure in n/a (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-22056 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-22056 is a high-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in VMware Workspace ONE Access and Identity Manager, published on 20 Dec 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-22056 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: VMware Workspace ONE Access and Identity Manager. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-22056/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-22056/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-22056
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-22056
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-22056

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-22056/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.