CVE-2021-22005

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.

References

https://thehackernews.com/2023/12/behind-scenes-of-matveevs-ransomware.html

https://www.tenable.com/blog/cisa-top-20-cves-exploited-peoples-republic-of-china-state-sponsored-actors-aa22-279a

https://www.tenable.com/blog/aa22-257a-cybersecurity-joint-advisory-on-iranian-islamic-revolutionary-guard-ransomware

https://www.tenable.com/cyber-exposure/a-look-inside-the-ransomware-ecosystem

https://www.tenable.com/blog/contileaks-chats-reveal-over-30-vulnerabilities-used-by-conti-ransomware-affiliates

https://www.tenable.com/cyber-exposure/2021-threat-landscape-retrospective

https://web.archive.org/web/20211025233339/https://twitter.com/pancak3lullz/status/1452679527197560837

https://www.tenable.com/blog/cve-2021-22005-critical-file-upload-vulnerability-in-vmware-vcenter-server

https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0020.html

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164439/VMware-vCenter-Server-Analytics-CEIP-Service-File-Upload.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Risk Information

CVSS v2

CVSS v3