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VMware vCenter Server: CVE-2021-21980 (VMSA-2021-0027)

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VMware vCenter Server: CVE-2021-21980 (VMSA-2021-0027)

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
11/24/2021
Created
08/29/2022
Added
07/25/2022
Modified
12/11/2023

Description

The vSphere Web Client (FLEX/Flash) contains an SSRF (Server Side Request Forgery) vulnerability in the vSAN Web Client (vSAN UI) plug-in. A malicious actor with network access to port 443 on vCenter Server may exploit this issue by accessing a URL request outside of vCenter Server or accessing an internal service.

Solution(s)

  • vmware-vcenter-server-upgrade-latest

References

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