Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in VMware vRealize Operations Manager (vROps) - CVE-2021-21975
Published: March 31, 2021 / Updated: August 16, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU51807
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-21975
CWE-ID: CWE-918
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild
Vendor: VMware, Inc
Affected software:
VMware vRealize Operations Manager (vROps)
VMware vRealize Operations Manager (vROps)
Detailed vulnerability description
The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform SSRF attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input within the vRealize Operations Manager API. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and trick the application to initiate requests to arbitrary systems.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker gain access to sensitive data, located in the local network or send malicious requests to other servers from the vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2021-21975
Install updates from vendor's website.