Known Exploited Vulnerability
9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2021-22005
VMware vCenter Server File Upload Vulnerability - [Actively Exploited]
Description

The vCenter Server contains an arbitrary file upload vulnerability in the Analytics service. A malicious actor with network access to port 443 on vCenter Server may exploit this issue to execute code on vCenter Server by uploading a specially crafted file.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 23, 2021, 12:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

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

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
CISA Notification
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

For the benefit of the cybersecurity community and network defenders—and to help every organization better manage vulnerabilities and keep pace with threat activity—CISA maintains the authoritative source of vulnerabilities that have been exploited in the wild.

Description :

VMware vCenter Server contains a file upload vulnerability in the Analytics service that allows a user with network access to port 443 to execute code.

Required Action :

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Notes :

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-22005

Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2021-22005 has a 60 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-2021-22005 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 vcenter_server
2 Vmware cloud_foundation
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-2021-22005.

URL Resource
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164439/VMware-vCenter-Server-Analytics-CEIP-Service-File-Upload.html Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0020.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164439/VMware-vCenter-Server-Analytics-CEIP-Service-File-Upload.html Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0020.html Patch 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).

A curated collection of Proof of Concept (PoC) tools, scripts, and techniques designed for red team operations, penetration testing, and cybersecurity research. This repository focuses on providing practical resources for exploring vulnerabilities

attack cybersecurity exp hw penetration-testing poc red-team security-tools vulnerability-poc

Updated: 2 weeks, 4 days ago
1 stars 2 fork 2 watcher
Born at : Nov. 17, 2024, 11:53 a.m. This repo has been linked 414 different CVEs too.

vcenter图形化漏洞利用工具

Java

Updated: 2 weeks, 3 days ago
62 stars 5 fork 5 watcher
Born at : Nov. 11, 2024, 5:48 p.m. This repo has been linked 5 different CVEs too.

这是一个每天同步Vulnerability-Wiki中docs-base中内容的项目

HTML

Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Sept. 20, 2024, 3:27 a.m. This repo has been linked 210 different CVEs too.

红队武器库漏洞利用工具合集整理

HTML

Updated: 2 weeks, 2 days ago
400 stars 58 fork 58 watcher
Born at : June 27, 2024, 9:28 a.m. This repo has been linked 54 different CVEs too.

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.

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.

渗透测试有关的POC、EXP、脚本、提权、小工具等---About penetration-testing python-script poc getshell csrf xss cms php-getshell domainmod-xss csrf-webshell cobub-razor cve rce sql sql-poc poc-exp bypass oa-getshell cve-cms

Assembly Python Shell PHP C++ C Go Ruby HTML Java

Updated: 3 weeks, 4 days ago
6 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Feb. 7, 2024, 2:08 p.m. This repo has been linked 305 different CVEs too.

None

CSS HTML JavaScript

Updated: 10 months, 2 weeks ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Feb. 2, 2024, 2:11 p.m. This repo has been linked 494 different CVEs too.

网络安全测试工具汇总,包含漏洞库、漏洞利用工具、漏洞扫描工具、密码读取工具、中间件利用工具、内网渗透工具。cs、burp、浏览器插件工具、字典等

Updated: 2 weeks, 3 days ago
190 stars 13 fork 13 watcher
Born at : Oct. 8, 2023, 8:04 a.m. This repo has been linked 27 different CVEs too.

在公网收集的gobypoc+部分自己加的poc

Updated: 1 month ago
106 stars 7 fork 7 watcher
Born at : July 28, 2023, 4:28 p.m. This repo has been linked 296 different CVEs too.

内网集权系统渗透测试笔记

active-directory ntlm pth relay pentest kerberoasting kerberos asreproasting kerbrute ms14-068 tgs tgt saml vcenter hash ptk ptt golden-ticket silver-ticket diamond-ticket

Updated: 1 month, 4 weeks ago
9 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : July 22, 2023, 3:19 a.m. This repo has been linked 2 different CVEs too.

Vcenter综合渗透利用工具包 | Vcenter Comprehensive Penetration and Exploitation Toolkit

cve-2021-21972 cve-2021-21985 cve-2021-22005 cve-2022-22954 cve-2022-22972 notebook pentest post-exploitation-toolkit redteam toolkit vcenter

Python

Updated: 2 weeks, 2 days ago
1052 stars 133 fork 133 watcher
Born at : April 27, 2023, 4:09 a.m. This repo has been linked 5 different CVEs too.

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.

None

Updated: 1 year, 8 months ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : April 1, 2023, 9:08 a.m. This repo has been linked 4 different CVEs too.

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.

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

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2021-22005 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

  • The Hacker News
Hacktivist Group Twelve Targets Russian Entities with Destructive Cyber Attacks

A hacktivist group known as Twelve has been observed using an arsenal of publicly available tools to conduct destructive cyber attacks against Russian targets. "Rather than demand a ransom for decrypt ... Read more

Published Date: Sep 21, 2024 (3 months ago)
  • Kaspersky
-=TWELVE=- is back

In the spring of 2024, posts with real people’s personal data began appearing on the -=TWELVE=- Telegram channel. Soon it was blocked for falling foul of the Telegram terms of service. The group staye ... Read more

Published Date: Sep 20, 2024 (3 months ago)

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-22005 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/164439/VMware-vCenter-Server-Analytics-CEIP-Service-File-Upload.html
    Added Reference https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0020.html
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Aug. 08, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-434 CWE-22
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 30, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164439/VMware-vCenter-Server-Analytics-CEIP-Service-File-Upload.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164439/VMware-vCenter-Server-Analytics-CEIP-Service-File-Upload.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 07, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164439/VMware-vCenter-Server-Analytics-CEIP-Service-File-Upload.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 27, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0020.html No Types Assigned https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0020.html Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-434
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.0 up to (excluding) 5.0 *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
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-2021-22005 is associated with the following CWEs:

Exploit Prediction

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

97.21 }} -0.16%

score

0.99909

percentile

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