Attacker Value
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CVE-2021-21983
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(Last updated April 06, 2021) ▾
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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.
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Attacker ValueVery High
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ExploitabilityVery High
Technical Analysis
Please see CVE-2021-21975’s Rapid7 analysis. CVE-2021-21975 can be chained with CVE-2021-21983 to achieve unauthed RCE.
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Base Score:
6.5 Medium
Impact Score:
5.2
Exploitability Score:
1.2
Attack Vector (AV):
Network
Attack Complexity (AC):
Low
Privileges Required (PR):
High
User Interaction (UI):
None
Scope (S):
Unchanged
Confidentiality (C):
None
Integrity (I):
High
Availability (A):
High
General Information
Offensive Application
Unknown
Utility Class
Unknown
Ports
Unknown
OS
Unknown
Vulnerable Versions
VMware vRealize Operations VMware vRealize Operations prior to 8.4
Prerequisites
Unknown
Discovered By
Unknown
PoC Author
Unknown
Metasploit Module
Unknown
Reporter
Unknown
Products
- VMware vRealize Operations
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Additional Info
Authenticated
Unknown
Exploitable
Unknown
Reliability
Unknown
Stability
Unknown
Available Mitigations
Unknown
Shelf Life
Unknown
Userbase/Installbase
Unknown
Patch Effectiveness
Unknown
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