{"uuid": "f5f3e0f2-e844-4d23-bd96-ae6b0fbd7590", "vulnerability_lookup_origin": "1a89b78e-f703-45f3-bb86-59eb712668bd", "author": "9f56dd64-161d-43a6-b9c3-555944290a09", "vulnerability": "CVE-2021-21983", "type": "seen", "source": "https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/linux/http/vmware_vrops_mgr_ssrf_rce.rb", "content": "{\"aliases\": [], \"arch\": \"java\", \"author\": [\"Egor Dimitrenko\", \"wvu \"], \"autofilter_ports\": [80, 8080, 443, 8000, 8888, 8880, 8008, 3000, 8443], \"autofilter_services\": [\"http\", \"https\"], \"check\": true, \"default_credential\": false, \"description\": \"This module exploits a pre-auth SSRF (CVE-2021-21975) and post-auth\\n          file write (CVE-2021-21983) in VMware vRealize Operations Manager to\\n          leak admin creds and write/execute a JSP payload.\\n\\n          CVE-2021-21975 affects the /casa/nodes/thumbprints endpoint, and\\n          CVE-2021-21983 affects the /casa/private/config/slice/ha/certificate\\n          endpoint. Code execution occurs as the \\\"admin\\\" Unix user.\\n\\n          The following vRealize Operations Manager versions are vulnerable:\\n\\n          * 7.0.0\\n          * 7.5.0\\n          * 8.0.0, 8.0.1\\n          * 8.1.0, 8.1.1\\n          * 8.2.0\\n          * 8.3.0\\n\\n          Version 8.3.0 is not exploitable for creds and is therefore not\\n          supported by this module. Tested successfully against 8.0.1, 8.1.0,\\n          8.1.1, and 8.2.0.\", \"disclosure_date\": \"2021-03-30\", \"fullname\": \"exploit/linux/http/vmware_vrops_mgr_ssrf_rce\", \"is_install_path\": true, \"mod_time\": \"2026-04-22 13:20:20 +0000\", \"name\": \"VMware vRealize Operations (vROps) Manager SSRF RCE\", \"needs_cleanup\": true, \"notes\": {\"Reliability\": [\"repeatable-session\"], \"SideEffects\": [\"ioc-in-logs\", \"artifacts-on-disk\"], \"Stability\": [\"crash-safe\"]}, \"path\": \"/modules/exploits/linux/http/vmware_vrops_mgr_ssrf_rce.rb\", \"platform\": \"Linux\", \"post_auth\": false, \"rank\": 600, \"ref_name\": \"linux/http/vmware_vrops_mgr_ssrf_rce\", \"references\": [\"CVE-2021-21975\", \"CVE-2021-21983\", \"URL-https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0004.html\", \"URL-https://twitter.com/ptswarm/status/1376961747232382976\", \"URL-https://attackerkb.com/topics/51Vx3lNI7B/cve-2021-21975#rapid7-analysis\"], \"rport\": 443, \"session_types\": false, \"targets\": [\"vRealize Operations Manager < 8.3.0\"], \"type\": \"exploit\"}", "creation_timestamp": "2026-09-08T06:49:01.885206Z"}