# CVE-2021-38132: Possible External service interaction Vulnerability

> Attackers can exploit an external service interaction flaw in OpenText eDirectory to access internal resources or bypass security controls.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Sep 2024
- **Updated:** 12 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7v38-xc68-49j2

## What is CVE-2021-38132?

CVE-2021-38132 is a medium-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in OpenText eDirectory, published on 12 Sep 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Possible 
External Service Interaction attack

in eDirectory has been discovered in
OpenText™ eDirectory. This impact all version before 9.2.6.0000.

Weakness: CWE-918 (Server-Side Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-38132?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Microfocus Edirectory.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-38132?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-38132 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-38132 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-38132 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in OpenText eDirectory

- [CVE-2012-0432](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-0432/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2017-7429](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-7429/): Fix for NetIQ shell code upload (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2021-22532](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-22532/): Possible NLDAP Denial of Service attack Vulnerability (high 7.6)
- [CVE-2018-17950](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-17950/): Missing authorization in NetIQ eDirectory 9.1 SP2 (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2018-7686](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-7686/): Information disclosure in eDirectory (ZDI) (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-38132 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-38132 is a medium-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in OpenText eDirectory, published on 12 Sep 2024. 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-2021-38132 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: OpenText eDirectory. 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-2021-38132/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-38132/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-38132
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-38132
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-38132

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-38132/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.