CVE-2024-4556 Directory traversal vulnerability in NetIQ Access Manager
Attackers can exploit a path traversal flaw in NetIQ Access Manager to access sensitive information.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-4556?
CVE-2024-4556 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in OpenText NetIQ Access Manager, published on 28 Aug 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in OpenText NetIQ Access Manager allows access the sensitive information. This issue affects NetIQ Access Manager before 5.0.4 and before 5.1.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-4556?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microfocus Netiq Access Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2024-4556?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-4556 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2024-4556 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-4556 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in OpenText NetIQ Access Manager
- CVE-2024-4555 User impersonation with MFA when configure in specific way
- CVE-2024-4554 Multiple xss vulnerability in NetIQ Access Manager
- CVE-2022-26326 Potential open redirection vulnerability in NetIQ Access Manager versions prior to version 5.0.2
- CVE-2022-26325 Cross Site Scripting vulnerability in NetIQ Access Manager versions prior to version 5.0.2
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wq9p-m399-c79x.