# CVE-2021-38123: Open redirect in Network Automation.

> An open redirect vulnerability allows attackers to redirect authenticated users to malicious websites in Micro Focus Network Automation.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 7 Sep 2021
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-r3ch-gwjw-g759

## What is CVE-2021-38123?

CVE-2021-38123 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Network Automation., published on 7 Sep 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

Open Redirect vulnerability in Micro Focus Network Automation, affecting Network Automation versions 10.4x, 10.5x, 2018.05, 2018.11, 2019.05, 2020.02, 2020.08, 2020.11, 2021.05. The vulnerability could allow redirect users to malicious websites after authentication.

Weakness: CWE-601 (URL Redirection to Untrusted Site)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-38123?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Microfocus Network Automation.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-38123?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-38123 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-38123 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-38123 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Network Automation.

- [CVE-2019-3493](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-3493/): Code injection in Micro Focus Network Automation and Micro Focus Network Operations Management (NOM) (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-38123 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-38123 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Network Automation., published on 7 Sep 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-38123 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Network Automation.. 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-2021-38123/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-38123/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-38123
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-38123
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-38123

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-38123/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.