Security Bulletin
Summary
Vulnerabilities have beein found in VMware vCenter. vCenter is shipped with Cloud Pak System. Cloud Pak System has addressed these vulnerabilities.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2021-21980
DESCRIPTION: VMware vCenter Server could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by an unauthorized arbitrary file read vulnerability. By accessing port 443, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information and use this information to launch further attacks against the affected system.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/213975 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)
CVEID: CVE-2021-22049
DESCRIPTION: VMware vCenter Server is vulnerable to server-side request forgery. By accessing a URL request outside of vCenter Server or accessing an internal service, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to conduct an SSRF attack.
CVSS Base score: 6.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/213974 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
| IBM Cloud Pak System Software Suite | 2.3.3.0 |
| IBM Cloud Pak System | 2.3 |
Remediation/Fixes
For unsupported version/release/platform IBM recommends upgrading to a fixed, supported version of the product.
Vulnerabilities in VMware Vcenter have been found. In response to vulnerability IBM release Cloud Pak System v.3.3.3.5 with new vCenter image update to the latest vCenter 6.7 U3q. The latter is complete fix for vCenter CVE-2021-44228 and CVE-2021-45046. see Security Bulletin: IBM Cloud Pak System is vulnerable to arbitrary code execution due to Apache Log4j (CVE-2021-45046, CVE-2021-44228).
The recommended solution is to apply the fixpack as soon as possible.
For IBM Cloud Pak System V2.3.0 through to V2.3.3.4 upgrade to V2.3.3.5 at Fix Central
Information on upgrading at : http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10887959
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
20 May 2022: Initial Publication
*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.
Disclaimer
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Document Location
Worldwide
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Document Information
Modified date:
13 August 2022
UID
ibm16588227