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Exploited vulnerability

CVE-2021-21975

TLP:CLEAR

VMware Server Side Request Forgery in vRealize Operations Manager API

Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in vRealize Operations Manager API prior to 8.4 may allow a malicious actor with network access to the vRealize Operations Manager API to perform a SSRF attack to steal administrative credentials.

Facts

  • Vendor: VMware
  • Product: vRealize Operations Manager API
  • CVSS: 9.8
  • EPSS (probability of exploitation within 30 days): 78 %
  • On CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list since: 18 January 2022
  • First known exploitation: 18 January 2022
  • Used in ransomware campaigns (per CISA): Yes
  • CISA's deadline for US federal agencies: 1 February 2022
  • Weakness: CWE-918
  • First seen by Risk Letters: 18 January 2022

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Data: NVD (public domain), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, MITRE ATT&CK, AlienVault OTX. NVD

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