Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in Advance Authentication

published 2024-08-28 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2021-24595

cvss: 6.2; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.3%; EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 21%
public exploits: 0; none known

A Cross-Site Scripting vulnerable identified in NetIQ Advance Authentication that impacts the server functionality and disclose sensitive information. This issue affects NetIQ Advance Authentication before 6.3.5.1

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

microfocus netiq_advanced_authentication 6.3

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 2 y ago (2024-08-28)

Exploit prediction

0.29% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 21% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	6.2	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N
NVD	3.1	8.2	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N

Affected products

OpenText NetIQ Advance Authentication

Classification

Weakness

CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation

References

netiq.com /documentation/advanced-authentication-63/advanced-authentication-releasenotes-6351/data/advanced-authenticati
release-notes

Sources

CVE List CVE-2021-38122
NVD CVE-2021-38122

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Summary