VulnerabilityAnalyzed
CVE-2021-21975
VMware Server Side Request Forgery in vRealize Operations Manager API
KEVHIGH 7.5EPSS 78.3%
Does this matter?
Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 1 February 2022). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.
Description
Server Side Request Forgery in vRealize Operations Manager API (CVE-2021-21975) prior to 8.4 may allow a malicious actor with network access to the vRealize Operations Manager API can perform a Server Side Request Forgery attack to steal administrative credentials.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 78.29% probability · 100th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Listed 18 January 2022 · due 1 February 2022 · used in ransomware campaigns
- Weakness
- CWE-918
- Affected
- vmware/cloud foundation · vmware/vrealize operations manager · vmware/vrealize suite lifecycle manager
- Source
- security@vmware.com
CISA notes
Apply updates per vendor instructions. https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-21975
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162349/VMware-vRealize-Operations-Manager-Server-Side-Request-Forgery-Code-Execution.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0004.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162349/VMware-vRealize-Operations-Manager-Server-Side-Request-Forgery-Code-Execution.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0004.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-21975US Government Resource
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.