# CVE-2021-22514: Code injection in Application Performance Management (APM)

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code on Micro Focus Application Performance Management installations, requiring immediate patching by system administrators.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 28 Apr 2021
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-2pvm-p3x6-gxvp

## What is CVE-2021-22514?

CVE-2021-22514 is a critical code injection vulnerability in Application Performance Management (APM), published on 28 Apr 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An arbitrary code execution vulnerability exists in Micro Focus Application Performance Management, affecting versions 9.40, 9.50 and 9.51. The vulnerability could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of APM.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-22514?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Microfocus Application Performance Management.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-22514?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-22514 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-22514 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-22514 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Application Performance Management (APM)

- [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)
- [CVE-2021-22499](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-22499/): Cross-site scripting in Application Performance Management. (medium 4.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-22514 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-22514 is a critical code injection vulnerability in Application Performance Management (APM), published on 28 Apr 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-22514 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Application Performance Management (APM). 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-2021-22514/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-22514/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-22514
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-22514
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-22514

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-22514/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.