CVE-2021-22526 is a vulnerability in Micro Focus Access Manager
Published on September 13, 2021
Open Redirection vulnerability in NetIQ Access Manager versions prior to version 4.5.4 and 5.0.1
Open Redirection vulnerability in NetIQ Access Manager prior to 5.0.1 and 4.5.4
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2021-22526 is exploitable with network access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is consided to have a high level of attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a small impact on confidentiality and integrity, and no impact on availability.
Weakness Type
What is an Open Redirect Vulnerability?
A web application accepts a user-controlled input that specifies a link to an external site, and uses that link in a Redirect. This simplifies phishing attacks. An http parameter may contain a URL value and could cause the web application to redirect the request to the specified URL. By modifying the URL value to a malicious site, an attacker may successfully launch a phishing scam and steal user credentials. Because the server name in the modified link is identical to the original site, phishing attempts have a more trustworthy appearance.
CVE-2021-22526 has been classified to as an Open Redirect vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2021-22526
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Affected Versions
Micro Focus NetIQ Access Manager:- Version NetIQ Access Manager and below 5.0.1 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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