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CVE-2021-21975

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…

High Known exploited
Severity
7.5 / 10
High · CVSS 3.1
Exploit chance (EPSS)
78.00%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Higher than 99.57% of scored vulnerabilities.
Known exploited
Yes
In CISA's catalog since Jan 18, 2022
Weakness
CWE-918 Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
CWE-918 Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
Fix
None yet
No fixed version published
Exploited in the wild. VMware Server Side Request Forgery in vRealize Operations Manager API (VMware vRealize Operations Manager API). Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions. Due for U.S. federal agencies by Feb 1, 2022. Known to be used in ransomware campaigns.

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.

How to fix

No fixed version has been published yet. Until one is, remove or replace the package, or turn off or isolate the affected feature. This page updates when a fix ships.

Severity breakdown

CVSS 3.1 7.5

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Weakness

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

The web server receives a URL or similar request from an upstream component and retrieves the contents of this URL, but it does not sufficiently ensure that the request is being sent to the expected destination.

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

The web server receives a URL or similar request from an upstream component and retrieves the contents of this URL, but it does not sufficiently ensure that the request is being sent to the expected destination.

References

Timeline

  1. Published
  2. Added to CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
  3. Remediation due for U.S. federal agencies
  4. Last updated by the source
  5. Latest EPSS score
AdvisorySeverityWhy it's related
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Not rated yet Same weakness, CWE-918
GHSA-2wqp-q3c6-ccj5
MLflow: SSRF on unauthenticated MLflow servers via third-party scorer kwargs in the scorer invoke, register, and GenAI evaluate endpoints
Medium Same weakness, CWE-918
GHSA-2phh-27fw-q4gc
PhpSpreadsheet: SSRF whitelist bypass via unre-validated HTTP redirect in Drawing::setPath external image loading
Medium Same weakness, CWE-918
GHSA-p3pr-8f3m-4qp8
pyLoad WindowsPhoneNotify addon: non-admin SETTINGS user triggers SSRF via unguarded http.client notification host
Medium Same weakness, CWE-918
GHSA-j8f7-x8jm-wmm4
Langflow: SSRF in URL-taking components (protection disabled by default / warn-only, not applied to RSS, SearXNG, Web Search, Home Assistant, Glean, Docling)
Medium Same weakness, CWE-918
GHSA-r7f2-6fj8-6fg2
Ghost: Private IP Filtering Bypass via IPv6 Transition Addresses
Medium Same weakness, CWE-918
GHSA-322m-ff4g-9vx9
Ghost: Server-Side Request Forgery in Bookmark Fetching
Medium Same weakness, CWE-918
GHSA-cjq9-62q9-8jv4
Next.js has Server-Side Request Forgery in Image Optimization
Medium Same weakness, CWE-918
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