CVE-2021-22016 — Cross-site Scripting in Vmware Vcenter Server

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting4 documents4 sources
Severity
6.1MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
1.2%
top 20.78%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Vmware Cloud FoundationVmware Vcenter Server
Timeline
PublishedSep 23
Latest updateMay 24

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:NExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 2.7

Affected Packages2 packages

▶NVDvmware/cloud_foundation3.0 — 5.0

Patches

Patch: www.vmware.com ↗Patch: www.vmware.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-jf53-8v78-xf68: The vCenter Server contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability due to a lack of input sanitization↗2022-05-24
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CVEList
CVE-2021-22016: The vCenter Server contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability due to a lack of input sanitization↗2021-09-23
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
VMware
VMware vCenter Server updates address multiple security vulnerabilities↗2021-09-21
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CVE-2021-22016 — Cross-site Scripting in Vmware | cvebase