What is CVE-2021-22497?

CVE-2021-22497 is a low-severity vulnerability in Micro Focus Advanced Authentication, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 3.8/10. Published 2021-04-12.

How severe is CVE-2021-22497?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.8 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Micro Focus Advanced Authentication

CVE-2021-22497

Advanced Authentication versions prior to 6.3 SP4 have a potential broken authentication due to improper session management issue.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.008 (50.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.8 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Micro Focus Advanced Authentication — versions Advanced Authentication
Microfocus Netiq_advanced_authentication — versions 6.3

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

security@opentext.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-22497?: CVE-2021-22497 is a low-severity vulnerability in Micro Focus Advanced Authentication, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 3.8/10. Published 2021-04-12.
How severe is CVE-2021-22497?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.8 out of 10.