Important
1. Impacted Products
- VMware View Planner
2. Introduction
A vulnerability in VMware View Planner was privately reported to VMware. An update is available to remediate this vulnerability in affected VMware products.
3. Advisory Details
Description
VMware View Planner contains a remote code execution vulnerability. VMware has evaluated the severity of this issue to be in the Important severity range with a maximum CVSSv3 base score of 8.6.
Known Attack Vectors
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.
Resolution
To remediate CVE-2021-21978 apply the updates listed in the 'Fixed Version' column of the 'Response Matrix' below to affected deployments.
Workarounds
None.
Additional Documentation
None.
Notes
None.
Acknowledgements
VMware would like to thank Mikhail Klyuchnikov of Positive Technologies for reporting this issue to us.
Response Matrix
| Product | Version | Running On | CVE Identifier | CVSSv3 | Severity | Fixed Version | Workarounds | Additional Documentation |
|
VMware View Planner
|
4.6
|
Any
|
CVE-2021-21978
|
important
|
View Planner 4.6 Security Patch 1
|
None
|
None
|
4. References
VMware View Planner 4.6 Security Patch 1
Download: https://my.vmware.com/web/vmware/downloads/details?downloadGroup=VIEW-PLAN-460&productId=1067&rPId=53394
Release Notes: https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-View-Planner/4.6/rn/VMware-View-Planner-46-Release-Notes.html
Documentation: https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-View-Planner/4.6/user-guide/GUID-7B89FA3E-6553-4756-81E0-EF8BE93F5F9C.html
Mitre CVE Dictionary Links:
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-21978
FIRST CVSSv3 Calculator:
CVE-2021-21978: https://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/3.0#CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L
5. Change Log
2021-03-02 VMSA-2021-0003
Initial security advisory.
6. Contact
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