Risk | Critical |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 2 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2021-21985 CVE-2021-21986 |
CWE-ID | CWE-20 CWE-287 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | Vulnerability #1 is being exploited in the wild. |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
EMC Integrated Data Protection Appliance Server applications / IDS/IPS systems, Firewalls and proxy servers |
Vendor | Dell |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.
EUVDB-ID: #VU53595
Risk: Critical
CVSSv3.1: 9.4 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:H/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-21985
CWE-ID:
CWE-20 - Improper input validation
Exploit availability: Yes
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input within the Virtual SAN Health Check plug-in, which is enabled by default. A remote non-authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request to the vSphere Client available at port 443/tcp and execute arbitrary commands with unrestricted privileges on the underlying operating system that hosts vCenter Server.
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsEMC Integrated Data Protection Appliance: before 2.7.0
External linksQ & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?
The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
Yes. This vulnerability is being exploited in the wild.
EUVDB-ID: #VU53596
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-21986
CWE-ID:
CWE-287 - Improper Authentication
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication process.
The vulnerability exists due to an error in when processing authentication requests to the Virtual SAN Health Check, Site Recovery, vSphere Lifecycle Manager, and VMware Cloud Director Availability plug-ins. A remote non-authenticated attacker can bypass authentication process and gain unauthorized access to the application.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsEMC Integrated Data Protection Appliance: before 2.7.0
External linksQ & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?
The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.