CVE-2014-5217 Cross-site request forgery in n/a
Remote attackers can hijack administrator sessions to change passwords via CSRF in the NetIQ Access Manager administration console.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2014-5217?
CVE-2014-5217 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 Dec 2014. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in nps/servlet/webacc in the Administration Console server in NetIQ Access Manager (NAM) 4.x before 4.1 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that change the administrative password via an fw.SetPassword action.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-5217?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microfocus Access Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2014-5217?
No fix has been published for CVE-2014-5217 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2014-5217 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-5217 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
- CVE-2021-22506 Micro Focus Access Manager Information Leakage
- CVE-2026-11878 Reflected Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in OpenText Access Manager
- CVE-2021-22528 Information leakage vulnerability in NetIQ Access Manager versions prior to version 4.5.4 and 5.0.1
- CVE-2021-22496 Auth bypass in Access Manager
- CVE-2026-11877 Missing Authorization Vulnerability in OpenText Access Manager
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wrg8-w9p8-8mv3.