CVE-2021-38120 (GCVE-0-2021-38120)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2024-08-28 06:28
Modified
2024-08-28 13:32
Severity ?
5.1 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L
CWE
  • CWE-77 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')
Summary
A vulnerability identified in Advance Authentication that allows bash command Injection in administrative controlled functionality of backup due to improper handling in provided command parameters. This issue affects NetIQ Advance Authentication version before 6.3.5.1.
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OpenText NetIQ Advance Authentication Version: 6.3.5.1
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