CVE-2021-22005

VMware vCenter Server File Upload Vulnerability

Severity Score

9.8

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

Yes

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

vCenter Server contiene una vulnerabilidad de carga de archivos arbitraria en el servicio Analytics. Un actor malicioso con acceso de red al puerto 443 en vCenter Server puede explotar este problema para ejecutar código en vCenter Server cargando un archivo especialmente diseñado

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.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2021-01-04 CVE Reserved
2021-09-23 CVE Published
2021-09-23 First Exploit
2021-11-03 Exploited in Wild
2021-11-17 KEV Due Date
2024-08-03 CVE Updated
2024-11-24 EPSS Updated

CWE

CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

CAPEC

References (13)

URL	Tag	Source
https://attackerkb.com/topics/15E0q0tdEZ/cve-2021-22005/rapid7-analysis
https://censys.io/blog/vmware-cve-2021-22005-technical-impact-analysis
https://testbnull.medium.com/quick-note-of-vcenter-rce-cve-2021-22005-4337d5a817ee

URL	Date	SRC
https://github.com/rwincey/CVE-2021-22005	2021-09-28
https://github.com/TaroballzChen/CVE-2021-22005-metasploit	2021-10-02
https://github.com/5gstudent/CVE-2021-22005-	2021-09-25
https://github.com/Jun-5heng/CVE-2021-22005	2022-07-08
https://github.com/1ZRR4H/CVE-2021-22005	2021-09-23
https://github.com/tiagob0b/CVE-2021-22005	2021-10-02
https://github.com/timb-machine-mirrors/testanull-CVE-2021-22005.py	2021-09-28
https://github.com/pisut4152/Sigma-Rule-for-CVE-2021-22005-scanning-activity	2021-09-23
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164439/VMware-vCenter-Server-Analytics-CEIP-Service-File-Upload.html	2024-08-03

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0020.html	2021-09-21

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Cloud Foundation Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Cloud Foundation"				>= 3.0 < 5.0 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Cloud Foundation" and version " >= 3.0 < 5.0"		-		Affected
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Vcenter Server Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Vcenter Server"				6.5 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Vcenter Server" and version "6.5"		-		Affected
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Vcenter Server Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Vcenter Server"				6.7 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Vcenter Server" and version "6.7"		-		Affected
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Vcenter Server Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Vcenter Server"				7.0 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Vcenter Server" and version "7.0"		-		Affected