XXE in Microfocus Application Lifecycle Management

CVE-2021-22498

XML External Entity Injection vulnerability in Micro Focus Application Lifecycle Management (Previously known as Quality Center) product. The vulnerability affects versions 12.x, 12.60 Patch 5 and earlier, 15.0.1 Patch 2 and earlier and 15.5. The vulnerability could be exploited to allow an XML External Entity Injection.

Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.010 (60.0th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 60th percentile — 60.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2021-22498: held from 0.010 to 0.010.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000

Affected products

  • Microfocus Application Lifecycle Management — versions 12.60, 15.0.1, 15.5
  • Application Lifecycle Management ( Previously Known As Quality Center ). — versions Affected versions are: 12.x, 12.60 Patch 5 and earlier, 15.0.1 Patch 2 and earlier and 15.5.

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-22498?
CVE-2021-22498 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microfocus Application Lifecycle Management, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2021-01-19.
How severe is CVE-2021-22498?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.