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FKIE_CVE-2021-21975

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2021-03-31 18:15 - Updated: 2026-08-12 05:17
Severity
7.5 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
7.5 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Summary
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.
References
security@vmware.comhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162349/VMware-vRealize-Operations-Manager-Server-Side-Request-Forgery-Code-Execution.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
security@vmware.comhttps://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0004.htmlVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162349/VMware-vRealize-Operations-Manager-Server-Side-Request-Forgery-Code-Execution.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0004.htmlVendor Advisory
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-21975US Government Resource
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
vmware cloud_foundation 3.0
vmware cloud_foundation 3.0.1
vmware cloud_foundation 3.0.1.1
vmware cloud_foundation 3.5
vmware cloud_foundation 3.5.1
vmware cloud_foundation 3.7
vmware cloud_foundation 3.7.1
vmware cloud_foundation 3.7.2
vmware cloud_foundation 3.8
vmware cloud_foundation 3.8.1
vmware cloud_foundation 3.9
vmware cloud_foundation 3.9.1
vmware cloud_foundation 3.10
vmware cloud_foundation 4.0
vmware cloud_foundation 4.0.1
vmware vrealize_operations_manager 7.0.0
vmware vrealize_operations_manager 7.5.0
vmware vrealize_operations_manager 8.0.0
vmware vrealize_operations_manager 8.0.1
vmware vrealize_operations_manager 8.1.0
vmware vrealize_operations_manager 8.1.1
vmware vrealize_operations_manager 8.2.0
vmware vrealize_operations_manager 8.3.0
vmware vrealize_suite_lifecycle_manager 8.0
vmware vrealize_suite_lifecycle_manager 8.0.1
vmware vrealize_suite_lifecycle_manager 8.1
vmware vrealize_suite_lifecycle_manager 8.2
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