CVE-2021-22016

Severity Score

6.1

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

The vCenter Server contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability due to a lack of input sanitization. An attacker may exploit this issue to execute malicious scripts by tricking a victim into clicking a malicious link.

vCenter Server contiene una vulnerabilidad de tipo cross-site scripting vulnerability reflejado debido a una falta de saneo de entrada. Un atacante puede explotar este problema para ejecutar scripts maliciosos al engañar a la víctima para que haga clic en un enlace malicioso

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Partial

Availability

None

* 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
2024-06-08 EPSS Updated
2024-08-03 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

CAPEC

References (1)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0020.html	2021-09-27

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"				6.7 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Vcenter Server" and version "6.7"		-		Affected