CVE-2021-22506

Micro Focus Access Manager: Information Leakage

As of , CVE-2021-22506 in Micro Focus Access Manager is on CISA's list of exploited vulnerabilities: CISA listed it on . Our patch-first group: Patch soon.

Exploited
Yes: CISA listed it on 3 November 2021
US federal deadline
17 November 202114 days after CISA listed it. US federal civilian agencies must fix it by then.
Used in ransomware campaigns
Not known to CISA
EPSS score
0.26Higher than 97% of the CVEs EPSS scores. EPSS estimates the chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS when listed
Not availableCISA listed it before 4 February 2022, where the EPSS files we read begin.
Public exploit
None foundNeither Metasploit nor Exploit-DB lists one.
Fix
No vendor link in CISA's entry

What CISA says to do

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

CISA's required action

What the flaw is

Micro Focus Access Manager contains an information leakage vulnerability resulting from a SAML service provider redirection issue when the Assertion Consumer Service URL is used.

CISA's description

Advance configuration exposing Information Leakage vulnerability in Micro Focus Access Manager product, affects all versions prior to version 5.0. The vulnerability could cause information leakage.

The CVE record's description, from microfocus

CVE published
26 March 2021
Assigned by
microfocus
CVSS
7.5 High (CVSS 3.1, from CISA-ADP)
CISA SSVC, exploitation
active
CISA SSVC, automatable
yes
CISA SSVC, technical impact
partial

Timeline

  1. The CVE record was published.
  2. CISA added it to its list of exploited vulnerabilities.
  3. The US federal deadline to fix it.

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