CVE-2021-22500 Cross-site request forgery in Application Performance Management

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

Attackers can trick users into executing unintended actions in Micro Focus Application Performance Management via Cross-Site Request Forgery.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2021-22500?

CVE-2021-22500 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Application Performance Management, published on 6 Feb 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Cross Site Request Forgery vulnerability in Micro Focus Application Performance Management product, affecting versions 9.40, 9.50 and 9.51. The vulnerability could be exploited by attacker to trick the users into executing actions of the attacker's choosing.

Weakness: CWE-352

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-22500?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Microfocus Application Performance Management.

How do I fix CVE-2021-22500?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-22500 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2021-22500 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-22500 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-xxvc-26j5-3mg9.

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