CVE-2021-38133 Possible Improper authentication Vulnerability in OpenText eDirectory

What is CVE-2021-38133?

CVE-2021-38133 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in OpenText eDirectory, published on 12 Sep 2024. 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

Possible External Service Interaction attack

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

Weakness: CWE-521

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-38133?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Microfocus Edirectory.

How do I fix CVE-2021-38133?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-38133 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-2021-38133 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-38133 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in OpenText eDirectory

• CVE-2012-0432 Memory corruption in n/a Critical 10.0
• CVE-2017-7429 Fix for NetIQ shell code upload High 8.8
• CVE-2021-22532 Possible NLDAP Denial of Service attack Vulnerability High 7.6
• CVE-2018-17950 Missing authorization in NetIQ eDirectory 9.1 SP2 High 7.5
• CVE-2018-7686 Information disclosure in eDirectory (ZDI) High 7.5

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-x6xc-qv8r-frvx.