6.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2021-21983
vRealize Operations Manager Photon OS File Write
Description

Arbitrary file write vulnerability in vRealize Operations Manager API (CVE-2021-21983) prior to 8.4 may allow an authenticated malicious actor with network access to the vRealize Operations Manager API can write files to arbitrary locations on the underlying photon operating system.

INFO

Published Date :

March 31, 2021, 6:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 5:49 a.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.2

Exploitability Score :

1.2
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2021-21983 has a 10 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-21983 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Vmware cloud_foundation
2 Vmware vrealize_operations
3 Vmware vrealize_suite_lifecycle_manager
4 Vmware vrealize_operations_manager
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 4
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2021-21983.

URL Resource
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162349/VMware-vRealize-Operations-Manager-Server-Side-Request-Forgery-Code-Execution.html Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0004.html Vendor Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162349/VMware-vRealize-Operations-Manager-Server-Side-Request-Forgery-Code-Execution.html Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0004.html Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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NaInSec/CVE-PoC-in-GitHub

All CVE - PoC in GitHub

poc proofofconcept tester allcve cvegithub cvenew cvepoc cveupdate

Updated: 1 month, 2 weeks ago
8 stars 3 fork 3 watcher
Born at : March 22, 2024, 3:58 p.m. This repo has been linked 928 different CVEs too.
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zecool/cve

None

Updated: 9 months, 1 week ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : March 11, 2024, 1:21 p.m. This repo has been linked 930 different CVEs too.
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whoforget/CVE-POC

None

Updated: 1 year, 8 months ago
0 stars 2 fork 2 watcher
Born at : April 8, 2023, 6:19 a.m. This repo has been linked 923 different CVEs too.
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k0mi-tg/CVE-POC

None

Updated: 10 months, 1 week ago
20 stars 3 fork 3 watcher
Born at : Feb. 14, 2023, 6:10 p.m. This repo has been linked 921 different CVEs too.
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WhooAmii/POC_to_review

None

Updated: 10 months ago
2 stars 2 fork 2 watcher
Born at : Nov. 25, 2022, 5:43 p.m. This repo has been linked 930 different CVEs too.
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soosmile/POC

None

Updated: 5 months, 3 weeks ago
8 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : June 21, 2022, 7:45 a.m. This repo has been linked 943 different CVEs too.
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murataydemir/CVE-2021-21983

[CVE-2021-21983] VMware vRealize Operations (vROps) Manager API Arbitrary File Write Leads to Remote Code Execution (RCE)

Updated: 4 months, 1 week ago
3 stars 3 fork 3 watcher
Born at : March 16, 2022, 11:56 a.m. This repo has been linked 2 different CVEs too.
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rabidwh0re/REALITY_SMASHER

vRealize RCE + Privesc (CVE-2021-21975, CVE-2021-21983, CVE-0DAY-?????)

Go

Updated: 1 month ago
38 stars 7 fork 7 watcher
Born at : April 6, 2021, 11:24 p.m. This repo has been linked 2 different CVEs too.
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murataydemir/CVE-2021-21975

[CVE-2021-21975] VMware vRealize Operations Manager API Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

Updated: 4 months, 1 week ago
4 stars 2 fork 2 watcher
Born at : April 2, 2021, 9:14 p.m. This repo has been linked 2 different CVEs too.
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Al1ex/CVE-2021-21975

CVE-2021-21975 vRealize Operations Manager SSRF

ssrf cve-2021-21975 vrealize-operations-manager

Updated: 4 months, 1 week ago
13 stars 6 fork 6 watcher
Born at : March 31, 2021, 3:40 p.m. This repo has been linked 2 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2021-21983 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-21983 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162349/VMware-vRealize-Operations-Manager-Server-Side-Request-Forgery-Code-Execution.html
    Added Reference https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0004.html
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Feb. 01, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmare:vrealize_operations_manager:7.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vrealize_operations_manager:7.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Feb. 01, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmare:vrealize_operations_manager:8.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vrealize_operations_manager:8.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Feb. 01, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmare:vrealize_operations_manager:8.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vrealize_operations_manager:8.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Feb. 01, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmare:vrealize_operations_manager:8.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vrealize_operations_manager:8.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Feb. 01, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmare:vrealize_operations_manager:8.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vrealize_operations_manager:8.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Feb. 01, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmare:vrealize_operations_manager:7.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vrealize_operations_manager:7.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Feb. 01, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmare:vrealize_operations_manager:8.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vrealize_operations_manager:8.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Feb. 01, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmare:vrealize_operations_manager:8.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vrealize_operations_manager:8.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 05, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162349/VMware-vRealize-Operations-Manager-Server-Side-Request-Forgery-Code-Execution.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162349/VMware-vRealize-Operations-Manager-Server-Side-Request-Forgery-Code-Execution.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 27, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162349/VMware-vRealize-Operations-Manager-Server-Side-Request-Forgery-Code-Execution.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 05, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0004.html No Types Assigned https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0004.html Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmare:vrealize_operations_manager:7.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmare:vrealize_operations_manager:7.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmare:vrealize_operations_manager:8.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmare:vrealize_operations_manager:8.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmare:vrealize_operations_manager:8.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmare:vrealize_operations_manager:8.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmare:vrealize_operations_manager:8.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmare:vrealize_operations_manager:8.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:3.0.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:3.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:3.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:3.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:3.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:3.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vrealize_suite_lifecycle_manager:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vrealize_suite_lifecycle_manager:8.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vrealize_suite_lifecycle_manager:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vrealize_suite_lifecycle_manager:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-21983 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2021-21983 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.46 }} 0.28%

score

0.75028

percentile

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