CVE-2021-22524

Denial of service vulnerability in NetIQ Access Manager versions prior to version 4.5.4 and 5.0.1

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Published Sep 13, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 5.4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Injection attack caused the denial of service vulnerability in NetIQ Access Manager prior to 5.0.1 and 4.5.4

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Micro Focus

NetIQ Access Manager

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`NetIQ Access Manager`	affected	< 5.0.1

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:access_manager::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:access_manager::::::::

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Remediation

Vendor Workaround

Install / Upgrade NetIQ Access Manager 5.0.1 or 4.5.4

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-9666	Injection attack caused the denial of service vulnerability in NetIQ Access Manager prior to 5.0.1 and 4.5.4

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required High

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.654% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://support.microfocus.com/kb/doc.php?id=7025256
https://www.microfocus.com/documentation/access-manager/5.0/accessmanager501-release-notes/accessmanager501-release-notes.html

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Microfocus Access Manager

Weaknesses

CWE-91

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 17, 2024, 1:35 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: microfocus
Published: Sep 13, 2021, 11:58 AM
Updated: Sep 17, 2024, 1:35 AM
Reserved: Jan 5, 2021, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:37 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Sep 13, 2021, 12:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:37 AM

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