Improper access control in Micro Focus Application Automation Tools - CVE-2021-22513
Published: April 8, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU51997
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-22513
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.
The vulnerability exists due to the affected plugin does not perform permission checks in methods implementing form validation. A remote authenticated attacker can connect to attacker-specified URLs using attacker-specified username and password.
Affected software
Micro Focus Application Automation Tools
How to mitigate CVE-2021-22513
Install updates from vendor's website.
Micro Focus Application Automation Tools - update to 6.8