Security News > 2021 > September > VMware Warns of Critical File Upload Vulnerability Affecting vCenter Server
The most urgent among them is an arbitrary file upload vulnerability in the Analytics service that impacts vCenter Server 6.7 and 7.0 deployments.
"A malicious actor with network access to port 443 on vCenter Server may exploit this issue to execute code on vCenter Server by uploading a specially crafted file," the company noted, adding "This vulnerability can be used by anyone who can reach vCenter Server over the network to gain access, regardless of the configuration settings of vCenter Server."
CVE-2021-22005 - vCenter Server file upload vulnerability.
CVE-2021-22013 - vCenter Server file path traversal vulnerability.
CVE-2021-22018 - vCenter Server file deletion vulnerability.
CVE-2021-22010 - vCenter Server VPXD denial of service vulnerability.
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Related Vulnerability
| DATE | CVE | VULNERABILITY TITLE | RISK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-09-23 | CVE-2021-22018 | Unspecified vulnerability in VMWare Cloud Foundation and Vcenter Server The vCenter Server contains an arbitrary file deletion vulnerability in a VMware vSphere Life-cycle Manager plug-in. | 6.5 |
| 2021-09-23 | CVE-2021-22013 | Path Traversal vulnerability in VMWare Cloud Foundation and Vcenter Server The vCenter Server contains a file path traversal vulnerability leading to information disclosure in the appliance management API. | 7.5 |
| 2021-09-23 | CVE-2021-22010 | Resource Exhaustion vulnerability in VMWare Cloud Foundation and Vcenter Server The vCenter Server contains a denial-of-service vulnerability in VPXD service. | 7.5 |
| 2021-09-23 | CVE-2021-22005 | Path Traversal vulnerability in VMWare Cloud Foundation and Vcenter Server The vCenter Server contains an arbitrary file upload vulnerability in the Analytics service. | 9.8 |