VMware View Planner 4.x prior to 4.6 Security Patch 1 contains a remote code execution vulnerability. Improper input validation and lack of authorization leading to arbitrary file upload in logupload web application. An unauthorized attacker with network access to View Planner Harness could upload and execute a specially crafted file leading to remote code execution within the logupload container.
Published 2021-03-03 18:15:14
Updated 2021-03-26 19:59:47
Source VMware
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Vulnerability category: Execute code

Products affected by CVE-2021-21978

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-21978

97.29%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 100 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

Metasploit modules for CVE-2021-21978

  • VMware View Planner Unauthenticated Log File Upload RCE
    Disclosure Date: 2021-03-02
    First seen: 2021-03-18
    exploit/linux/http/vmware_view_planner_4_6_uploadlog_rce
    This module exploits an unauthenticated log file upload within the log_upload_wsgi.py file of VMWare View Planner 4.6 prior to 4.6 Security Patch 1. Successful exploitation will result in RCE as the apache user inside the appacheServer Docker conta

CVSS scores for CVE-2021-21978

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
7.5
HIGH AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
10.0
6.4
NIST
9.8
CRITICAL CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.9
5.9
NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2021-21978

References for CVE-2021-21978

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