OpenText eDirectory <9.2.6.0000: External Service Interaction Vulnerability
CVE-2021-38132 Published on September 12, 2024
Possible External service interaction Vulnerability
Possible
External Service Interaction attack
in eDirectory has been discovered in
OpenText eDirectory. This impact all version before 9.2.6.0000.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2021-38132 is exploitable with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality and integrity, and a small impact on availability.
Weakness Type
What is a SSRF Vulnerability?
The web server receives a URL or similar request from an upstream component and retrieves the contents of this URL, but it does not sufficiently ensure that the request is being sent to the expected destination. By providing URLs to unexpected hosts or ports, attackers can make it appear that the server is sending the request, possibly bypassing access controls such as firewalls that prevent the attackers from accessing the URLs directly. The server can be used as a proxy to conduct port scanning of hosts in internal networks, use other URLs such as that can access documents on the system (using file://), or use other protocols such as gopher:// or tftp://, which may provide greater control over the contents of requests.
CVE-2021-38132 has been classified to as a SSRF vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2021-38132
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Affected Versions
OpenText eDirectory:- Version 9.1.2, <= 9.2.5.0000 is affected.
- Version 9.1.2, <= 9.2.5.0000 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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