Advisory Details

February 9th, 2021

Micro Focus Operations Bridge Reporter Token Command Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVE ID	CVE-2021-22502
CVSS SCORE	9.8, AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AFFECTED VENDORS	Micro Focus
AFFECTED PRODUCTS	Operations Bridge Reporter
VULNERABILITY DETAILS	This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Micro Focus Operations Bridge Reporter. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the handling of the Token parameter provided to the LogonResource endpoint. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to execute a system call. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of root.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS	Micro Focus has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at: https://softwaresupport.softwaregrp.com/doc/KM03775947
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE	2020-09-30 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2021-02-09 - Coordinated public release of advisory 2021-06-29 - Advisory Updated
CREDIT	Pedro Ribeiro (pedrib@gmail.com\|@pedrib1337) from Agile Information Security

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