# CVE-2021-22499: Cross-site scripting in Application Performance Management.

> Persistent XSS in Micro Focus APM allows attackers to inject malicious scripts, potentially leading to session hijacking or code execution.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 6 Feb 2021
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8wxp-wp4j-j684

## What is CVE-2021-22499?

CVE-2021-22499 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Application Performance Management., published on 6 Feb 2021. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Persistent Cross-Site scripting vulnerability in Micro Focus Application Performance Management product, affecting versions 9.40, 9.50 and 9.51. The vulnerability could allow persistent XSS attack.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-22499?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Microfocus Application Performance Management.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-22499?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-22499 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-22499 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-22499 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Application Performance Management.

- [CVE-2021-22514](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-22514/): Code injection in Application Performance Management (APM) (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-11854](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-11854/): Hardcoded credentials in Application Performance Management (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-22500](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-22500/): Cross-site request forgery in Application Performance Management (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-22499 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-22499 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Application Performance Management., published on 6 Feb 2021. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-22499 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Application Performance Management.. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-22499/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-22499/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-22499
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-22499
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-22499

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-22499/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.