CVE-2024-4556: microfocus netiq_access_manager Path Traversal

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-4556 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Path Traversal vulnerability in microfocus netiq_access_manager. EPSS estimates a 0.43% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 35.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 28-08-2024
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 28-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in OpenText NetIQ Access Manager allows access the sensitive information. This issue affects NetIQ Access Manager before 5.0.4 and before 5.1.

• CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.