What is CVE-2024-4556?

CVE-2024-4556 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microfocus Netiq_access_manager, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 5.7/10. Published 2024-08-28.

How severe is CVE-2024-4556?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.7 out of 10.

Path Traversal in Microfocus Netiq_access_manager

CVE-2024-4556

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.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.004 (32.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Microfocus Netiq_access_manager
Opentext Netiq Access Manager — versions 5.0.4.1, 5.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

References

security@opentext.com (Release Notes)
security@opentext.com (Release Notes)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-4556?: CVE-2024-4556 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microfocus Netiq_access_manager, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 5.7/10. Published 2024-08-28.
How severe is CVE-2024-4556?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.7 out of 10.