CVE-2024-4555

Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in OpenText NetIQ Access Manager allows user account impersonation in specific scenario. This issue affects NetIQ Access Manager before 5.0.4.1 and before 5.1

CVSS v3 7.7 HIGH

7.7^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.3 / Impact : 5.8

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://www.microfocus.com/documentation/access-manager/5.0/accessmanager504-p1-release-notes/accessmanager504-p1-release-notes.html	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://www.microfocus.com/documentation/access-manager/5.1/accessmanager51-release-notes/accessmanager51-release-notes.html	Release Notes Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:netiq_access_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

06 Oct 2025, 14:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CWE		CWE-266

Information

Published : 2024-08-28 07:15

Updated : 2025-10-06 14:15

NVD link : CVE-2024-4555

Mitre link : CVE-2024-4555

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-4555

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Products Affected

microfocus

netiq_access_manager

CWE

CWE-266

Incorrect Privilege Assignment

CWE-269

Improper Privilege Management

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