Medium severity · published May 12, 2022
CVE-2021-22531
A bug exist in the input parameter of Access Manager that allows supply of invalid character to trigger cross-site scripting vulnerability
6.1
CVSS
0.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A bug exist in the input parameter of Access Manager that allows supply of invalid character to trigger cross-site scripting vulnerability. This affects NetIQ Access Manager 4.5 and 5.0
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.6% · higher than 47% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AM
Access Manager · Microfocus
4.5; 4.5; 4.5; 4.5; 4.5; 4.5; +9 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-22531
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-22531
www.microfocus.com
https://www.microfocus.com/documentation/access-manager/5.0/accessmanager502-release-notes/accessmanager502-release-notes.html
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