What is CVE-2021-22049?

CVE-2021-22049 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Vmware Vcenter_server, classified under Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2021-11-24.

How severe is CVE-2021-22049?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

SSRF in Vmware Vcenter_server

CVE-2021-22049

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 access…

Vulnerability class: SSRF (Server-Side Request Forgery)

EPSS: 0.017 (74.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Vmware Vcenter_server — versions 6.5, 6.7, 7.0
N/a Vmware Vcenter Server And Cloud Foundation — versions VMware vCenter Server (6.7 before 6.7 U3p and 6.5 before 6.5 U3r) and VMware Cloud Foundation 3.x

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-918 — Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

References

security@vmware.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-22049?: CVE-2021-22049 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Vmware Vcenter_server, classified under Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2021-11-24.
How severe is CVE-2021-22049?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.