Vulnerability · Published Aug 28, 2024 · Assigned by OpenText

CVE-2021-22530Improper account management vulnerability in NetIQ Advance Authentication

High 8.2

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in NetIQ Advance Authentication from OpenText. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 14% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.2High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 86.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A vulnerability identified in NetIQ Advance Authentication that doesn't enforce account lockout when brute force attack is performed on API based login. This issue may lead to user account compromise if successful or may impact server performance. This issue impacts all NetIQ Advance Authentication before 6.3.5.1

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
OpenText NetIQ Advance Authentication 6.3.5.1 – before <

Weakness: CWE-667 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:L

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