Advisory Details

September 22nd, 2021

VMware vCenter Server Appliance Missing Authentication Information Disclosure Vulnerability

CVE ID	CVE-2021-22008
CVSS SCORE	5.3, AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
AFFECTED VENDORS	VMware
AFFECTED PRODUCTS	vCenter Server Appliance
VULNERABILITY DETAILS	This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of VMware vCenter Server Appliance. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the handling of jsonrpc messages. The issue results from the lack of proper authentication before processing messages. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to disclose sensitive information from the server.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS	VMware has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at: https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0020.html
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE	2021-05-26 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2021-09-22 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT	Sergey Gerasimov and George webpentest Noseevich of SolidLab

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