Application Performance Management
CVE-2021-22500
MEDIUM
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V3 - Web Frontend Security Anti-CSRF tokens, SameSite cookies
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Initial Access The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | CVSS score of 6.5 (MEDIUM). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A remote attacker could trick authenticated users into performing unintended actions by sending crafted requests to the affected application. No authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. |
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Cross Site Request Forgery vulnerability in Micro Focus Application Performance Management product, affecting versions 9.40, 9.50 and 9.51. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Implement anti-CSRF tokens, validate Origin/Referer headers, use SameSite cookie attribute.
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Technical ContextAI · show details
This vulnerability is classified as Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) (CWE-352), which allows attackers to trick authenticated users into performing unintended actions. Cross Site Request Forgery vulnerability in Micro Focus Application Performance Management product, affecting versions 9.40, 9.50 and 9.51. The vulnerability could be exploited by attacker to trick the users into executing actions of the attacker's choosing. Affected products include: Microfocus Application Performance Management.
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AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionNVD
Cross Site Request Forgery vulnerability in Micro Focus Application Performance Management product, affecting versions 9.40, 9.50 and 9.51. The vulnerability could be exploited by attacker to trick the users into executing actions of the attacker's choosing.
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Attack Technique
Cross-Site Request Forgery exploits the automatic credential inclusion behavior of web browsers.
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