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vCenter Server rhttpproxy bypass vulnerability (VMSA-2021-0020) (CVE-2021-22017)

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vCenter Server rhttpproxy bypass vulnerability (VMSA-2021-0020) (CVE-2021-22017)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
09/21/2021
Created
02/03/2022
Added
01/21/2022
Modified
05/03/2022

Description

Rhttproxy as used in vCenter Server contains a vulnerability due to improper implementation of URI normalization. A malicious actor with network access to port 443 on vCenter Server may exploit this issue to bypass proxy leading to internal endpoints being accessed.

Solution(s)

  • vmware-vcenter-cve-2021-22017-upgrade-latest

References

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