# CVE-2021-22516: Information disclosure in Secure API Manager (SAPIM).

> Attackers can access sensitive information stored in log files within Micro Focus Secure API Manager.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 4 Jun 2021
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6rmf-32jh-fx45

## What is CVE-2021-22516?

CVE-2021-22516 is a high-severity vulnerability in Secure API Manager (SAPIM)., published on 4 Jun 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File vulnerability in Micro Focus Secure API Manager (SAPIM) product, affecting version 2.0.0. The vulnerability could lead to sensitive information being in a log file.

Weakness: CWE-532 (Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-22516?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Microfocus Secure Api Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-22516?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-22516 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-22516 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-22516 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-22516 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-22516 is a high-severity vulnerability in Secure API Manager (SAPIM)., published on 4 Jun 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-2021-22516 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Secure API Manager (SAPIM).. 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-2021-22516/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-22516/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-22516
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-22516
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-22516

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-22516/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.