Medium severity · published Sep 23, 2021
CVE-2021-22016
The vCenter Server contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability due to a lack of input sanitization
6.1
CVSS
0.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.9% · higher than 59% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
VS
vCenter Server · VMware
6.7 · source: NVD
CF
Cloud Foundation · Vmware
3.0 before 5.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-22016
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-22016
Patch
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0020.html
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