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Arbitrary file write vulnerability in vRealize Operations Manager API (CVE-2021-21983) prior to 8.4 may allow an authenticated malicious actor with network access to the vRealize Operations Manager API can write files to arbitrary locations on the underlying photon operating system.\n\nFIRST-EPSS: 0.002480000\nNVD-IS: 5.2\nNVD-ES: 1.2", "creation_timestamp": "2023-11-17T03:02:04.000000Z"}, {"uuid": "ba0e7138-ec91-4e51-8231-994ce4075f28", "vulnerability_lookup_origin": "1a89b78e-f703-45f3-bb86-59eb712668bd", "author": "9f56dd64-161d-43a6-b9c3-555944290a09", "vulnerability": "CVE-2021-21983", "type": "published-proof-of-concept", "source": "https://t.me/CyberSecurityTechnologies/3057", "content": "#Analytics\n10 most exploited vulnerabilities of the week (March 29 - April 4)\nCVE-2021-26855 - ProxyLogon MS Exchange Server RCE\nhttps://t.me/cybersecuritytechnologies/2835\nCVE-2021-3449/3450 - OpenSSL DoS/certificate validation\nhttps://t.me/cybersecuritytechnologies/2993\nhttps://thehackernews.com/2021/03/openssl-releases-patches-for-2-high.html\nCVE-2021-21975/CVE-2021-21983 - SSRF in VMWare vRealize Operations Manager API\nhttps://t.me/cybersecuritytechnologies/3039\nCVE-2019-8761 - macOS bug that lets attackers execute HTML within a TXT file\nhttps://www.paulosyibelo.com/2021/04/this-man-thought-opening-txt-file-is.html\nCVE-2021-26411 - IE mshtml UAF\nhttps://t.me/cybersecuritytechnologies/2908\nCVE-2021-28918 - SSRF in Netmask package\nhttps://t.me/cybersecuritytechnologies/3014\nCVE-2020-25078 - D-Link psw disclosure\nhttps://t.me/cybersecuritytechnologies/3055\nCVE-2021-1656 - Windows tpm.sys Device Driver Information Disclosure\nhttps://t.me/cybersecuritytechnologies/3028", "creation_timestamp": "2022-06-01T02:32:51.000000Z"}, {"uuid": "d64a5184-5931-4f79-9865-ed77ec1e418a", "vulnerability_lookup_origin": "caeb2787-0d58-4236-9039-7c86c3e566f3", "author": "9f56dd64-161d-43a6-b9c3-555944290a09", "vulnerability": "CVE-2021-21983", "type": "exploited", "source": "https://vulnerability.circl.lu/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog/223462f4-0bb4-43c9-b84b-86b582fd33b5", "content": "", "creation_timestamp": "2026-08-12T05:00:26.594977Z"}, {"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"}]}