Vulnerability record/PUBLISHED/Published Feb 24, 2021 16:42:02 UTC

CVE-2021-21973

The vSphere Client (HTML5) contains an SSRF (Server Side Request Forgery) vulnerability due to improper validation of URLs in a vCenter Server plugin. A malicious actor with network access to port 443 may exploit this issue by sending a POST request to vCenter Server plugin leading to information disclosure. This affects: VMware vCenter Server (7.x before 7.0 U1c, 6.7 before 6.7 U3l and 6.5 before 6.5 U3n) and VMware Cloud Foundation (4.x before 4.2 and 3.x before 3.10.1.2).

Base score5.3/ 10

SeverityMediumCVSS 3.1

Exploitability / impact

CVSS metric breakdown

Vector-derived attributes

Base severityMedium

Attack vectorNetworkAV

Attack complexityLowAC

Privileges requiredNonePR

User interactionNoneUI

ScopeUnchangedS

Confidentiality impactLowC

Integrity impactNoneI

Availability impactNoneA

CVSS vector stringCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

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Record context

CVE Numbering Authorityvmware

Last updatedOct 21, 2025 23:25:54 UTC

PublishedFeb 24, 2021 16:42:02 UTC

ReservedJan 4, 2021 00:00:00 UTC