Improper Certificate Validation in Micro Focus Application Automation Tools - CVE-2021-22511
Published: April 8, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU51999
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-22511
CWE-ID: CWE-295
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to the affected plugin unconditionally disables SSL/TLS certificate validation for connections to Service Virtualization servers. A remote attacker can perform a MitM attack on the target system.
Affected software
Micro Focus Application Automation Tools
How to mitigate CVE-2021-22511
Install updates from vendor's website.
Micro Focus Application Automation Tools - update to 6.8