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CVE-2021-21978

VMware View Planner 4.x prior to 4.6 Security Patch 1 contains a remote code execution vulnerability. Improper input validation and lack of...

Basic Information

CVE State
PUBLISHED
Reserved Date
January 04, 2021
Published Date
March 03, 2021
Last Updated
August 03, 2024
Vendor
n/a
Product
VMware View Planner
Description
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.
Tags
nuclei_scanner metasploit_scanner

CVSS Scores

CVSS v3.1

9.8 - CRITICAL

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0

7.5

Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

EPSS Score

Score
93.51% (Percentile: 99.82%) as of 2025-05-20

Exploit Status

Exploited in the Wild
Yes (2025-04-22 00:00:00 UTC) Source

References

https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0003.html http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161879/VMware-View-Planner-4.6-Remote-Code-Execution.html

Known Exploited Vulnerability Information

Source Added Date
The Shadowserver (via CIRCL) 2025-04-22 00:00:00 UTC

Scanner Integrations

Scanner URL Date Detected
Metasploit https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/linux/http/vmware_view_planner_4_6_uploadlog_rce.rb 2025-04-29 11:01:15 UTC
Nuclei https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2021/CVE-2021-21978.yaml 2025-04-26 00:00:00 UTC

Potential Proof of Concepts

Warning: These PoCs have not been tested and could contain malware. Use at your own risk.

vmware_view_planner_4_6_uploadlog_rce

Type: metasploit • Created: Unknown

Metasploit module for CVE-2021-21978

skytina/CVE-2021-21978

Type: github • Created: 2021-03-05 08:15:27 UTC • Stars: 25

带回显版本的漏洞利用脚本

me1ons/CVE-2021-21978

Type: github • Created: 2021-03-05 04:33:19 UTC • Stars: 5

CVE-2021-21978 EXP

GreyOrder/CVE-2021-21978

Type: github • Created: 2021-03-05 03:58:33 UTC • Stars: 23

CVE-2021-21978 exp

Timeline

  • CVE ID Reserved

  • CVE Published to Public

  • Added to KEVIntel

  • Detected by Nuclei

  • Detected by Metasploit