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CVE-2014-5216

4.3 · MEDIUM

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in NetIQ Access Manager (NAM) 4.x before 4.0.1 HF3 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the location parameter i…

Published Dec 23, 2014microfocusCWE-79EPSS 3.24%

Overview

CVE-2014-5216 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting microfocus access_manager. It was published on December 23, 2014 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in NetIQ Access Manager (NAM) 4.x before 4.0.1 HF3 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the location parameter in a dev.Empty action to nps/servlet/webacc, (2) the error parameter to nidp/jsp/x509err.jsp, (3) the lang parameter to sslvpn/applet_agent.jsp, or (4) the secureLoggingServersA parameter to roma/system/cntl, a different issue than CVE-2014-9412.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from microfocus. Update access_manager to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-5216?

CVE-2014-5216 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting microfocus access_manager. It was published on December 23, 2014 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2014-5216?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2014-5216?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from microfocus. Update access_manager to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

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