CVE-2021-22530 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2021-22530

Improper account management vulnerability in NetIQ Advance Authentication

Vulnerability Description

A vulnerability identified in NetIQ Advance Authentication that doesn't enforce account lockout when brute force attack is performed on API based login. This issue may lead to user account compromise if successful or may impact server performance. This issue impacts all NetIQ Advance Authentication before 6.3.5.1

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

NetIQ Advance Authentication
Vulnerable Versions:
6.3.5.1

Timeline

Official Publish: August 28th, 2024
Last Modified: August 28th, 2024
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:L

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-667

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.