CVE-2021-22530 Improper account management vulnerability in NetIQ Advance Authentication
Attackers can bypass account lockout mechanisms during brute force attacks on API logins, potentially compromising user accounts or degrading server performance.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-22530?
CVE-2021-22530 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in OpenText NetIQ Advance Authentication, published on 28 Aug 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
A vulnerability identified in NetIQ Advance Authentication that doesn't enforce account lockout when brute force attack is performed on API based login. This issue may lead to user account compromise if successful or may impact server performance. This issue impacts all NetIQ Advance Authentication before 6.3.5.1
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-22530?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microfocus Netiq Advanced Authentication.
How do I fix CVE-2021-22530?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-22530 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2021-22530 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-22530 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in OpenText NetIQ Advance Authentication
- CVE-2023-24468 Missing authorization in NetIQ Advanced Authentication
- CVE-2021-38121 Weak communication protocol identified in Advance Authentication client application
- CVE-2021-22509 Handling of sensitive data in process memory in NetIQ Advance Authentication
- CVE-2021-22529 Sensitive Data Exposure leaks potential information in NetIQ Advance Authentication
- CVE-2022-38753 Auth bypass in NetIQ Advanced Authentication
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2qhq-448h-5333.