CVE-2021-22531

A bug exist in the input parameter of Access Manager that allows supply of invalid character to trigger cross-site scripting vulnerability. This affects NetIQ Access Manager 4.5 and 5.0

Published: 2022-05-12 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2021-22531 is rated Low Risk (38.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.51%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-22531

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.23% 0.51% +0.29%
2 2025-05-24 0.27% 0.23% -0.04%
3 2025-05-17 — 0.27% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2021-22531

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.1 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 2.8 2.7 [email protected]
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2021-22531

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2021-22531

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microfocus access_manager 4.5 cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:access_manager:4.5:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
microfocus access_manager 4.5 cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:access_manager:4.5:hotfix1:*:*:*:*:*:*
microfocus access_manager 4.5 cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:access_manager:4.5:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
microfocus access_manager 4.5 cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:access_manager:4.5:sp1_hotfix1:*:*:*:*:*:*
microfocus access_manager 4.5 cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:access_manager:4.5:sp1_hotfix2:*:*:*:*:*:*
microfocus access_manager 4.5 cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:access_manager:4.5:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
microfocus access_manager 4.5 cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:access_manager:4.5:sp2_hotfix1:*:*:*:*:*:*
microfocus access_manager 4.5 cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:access_manager:4.5:sp2_hotfix2:*:*:*:*:*:*
microfocus access_manager 4.5 cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:access_manager:4.5:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
microfocus access_manager 4.5 cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:access_manager:4.5:sp3_hotfix1:*:*:*:*:*:*
microfocus access_manager 4.5 cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:access_manager:4.5:sp3_patch3:*:*:*:*:*:*
microfocus access_manager 4.5 cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:access_manager:4.5:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
microfocus access_manager 4.5 cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:access_manager:4.5:sp5:*:*:*:*:*:*
microfocus access_manager 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:access_manager:5.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
microfocus access_manager 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:access_manager:5.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2021-22531

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