CVE-2021-22526 Open Redirection vulnerability in NetIQ Access Manager versions prior to version 4.5.4 and 5.0.1
Medium 4.9
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-22526 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2021-22526 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Micro Focus NetIQ Access Manager, published on 13 Sep 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-22526 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Micro Focus NetIQ Access Manager. 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-2021-22526/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-22526/index.md)
Attackers can redirect users to malicious sites via NetIQ Access Manager, potentially facilitating phishing attacks.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-22526?
CVE-2021-22526 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Micro Focus NetIQ Access Manager, published on 13 Sep 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Open Redirection vulnerability in NetIQ Access Manager prior to 5.0.1 and 4.5.4
Weakness: CWE-601
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-22526?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microfocus Access Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2021-22526?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-22526 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-22526 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-22526 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Micro Focus NetIQ Access Manager
- 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-2014-5217 Cross-site request forgery in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3gjc-qgpj-p9mw.