CVE-2021-22021

Severity Score

5.4

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

VMware vRealize Log Insight (8.x prior to 8.4) contains a Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability due to improper user input validation. An attacker with user privileges may be able to inject a malicious payload via the Log Insight UI which would be executed when the victim accesses the shared dashboard link.

VMware vRealize Log Insight (versiones 8.x anteriores a 8.4) contiene una vulnerabilidad de tipo Cross Site Scripting (XSS) debido a una comprobación inapropiada de la entrada del usuario. Un atacante con privilegios de usuario puede ser capaz de inyectar una carga útil maliciosa por medio de la interfaz de usuario de Log Insight que se ejecutaría cuando la víctima acceda al enlace del panel compartido.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

Single

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
2021-08-30 CVE Published
2023-03-23 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-2021-0019.html	2021-09-02

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"				>= 4.0 < 4.3 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Cloud Foundation" and version " >= 4.0 < 4.3"		-		Affected
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Vrealize Log Insight Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Vrealize Log Insight"				>= 4.0 <= 4.8 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Vrealize Log Insight" and version " >= 4.0 <= 4.8"		-		Affected
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Vrealize Log Insight Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Vrealize Log Insight"				>= 8.0.0 < 8.4 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Vrealize Log Insight" and version " >= 8.0.0 < 8.4"		-		Affected