# CVE-2021-38125: Code injection in Operations Bridge containerized.

> Unauthenticated attackers can execute arbitrary code on Micro Focus Operations Bridge containerized deployments upgraded from specific older versions.

- **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:** 11 Apr 2022
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5r8m-442m-m7hq

## What is CVE-2021-38125?

CVE-2021-38125 is a critical code injection vulnerability in Operations Bridge containerized., published on 11 Apr 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Unauthenticated remote code execution in Micro Focus Operations Bridge containerized, affecting versions 2021.05, 2021.08, and newer versions of Micro Focus Operations Bridge containerized if the deployment was upgraded from 2021.05 or 2021.08. The vulnerability could be exploited to unauthenticated remote code execution.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-38125?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Microfocus Operations Bridge.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-38125?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-38125 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-38125 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-38125 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Operations Bridge containerized.

- [CVE-2018-18590](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-18590/): MFSBGN03829 rev.1 - Micro Focus Operation Bridge Containerized Suite, Remote Code Execution (critical 9.6)
- [CVE-2022-38754](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-38754/): CVE-2022-38754 - Micro Focus Operations Bridge Manager and OpsBridge Containerized - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) (high 8.0)
- [CVE-2020-11858](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-11858/): Privilege escalation in Operation Bridge (containerized) (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-38125 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-38125 is a critical code injection vulnerability in Operations Bridge containerized., published on 11 Apr 2022. 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-2021-38125 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Operations Bridge containerized.. 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-2021-38125/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-38125/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-38125
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-38125
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-38125

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-38125/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.