FKIE_CVE-2021-22016

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2021-09-23 13:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 03:36
Severity
6.1 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Summary
The vCenter Server contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability due to a lack of input sanitization. An attacker may exploit this issue to execute malicious scripts by tricking a victim into clicking a malicious link.
References
security@vmware.comhttps://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0020.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0020.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
vmware cloud_foundation *
vmware vcenter_server 6.7
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