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CVE-2021-35464: ForgeRock Access Management (AM) Core Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

criticalknown exploitedpublic exploitCVE-2021-35464
Actively exploited. At least one CVE in this advisory is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — exploitation has been observed in the wild. Treat remediation as urgent.
ForgeRock Access Management (AM) Core Server allows an attacker who sends a specially crafted HTTP request to one of three endpoints (/ccversion/Version, /ccversion/Masthead, or /ccversion/ButtonFrame) to execute code in the context of the current user (unless ForgeRock AM is running as root user, which the vendor does not recommend).

CSIRTS triage

vendor: ForgeRockproduct: Access Management (AM) Core ServerRemote code execution
What
An attacker can execute code by sending a specially crafted HTTP request to specific endpoints.
Who is affected
Deployments of ForgeRock Access Management (AM) Core Server.
Urgency
Immediate remediation is necessary as the vulnerability is actively exploited and critical.
Action
Apply the latest security patch provided by ForgeRock.

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Details

Source
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (US · database · site)
Severity
critical
Published
2021-11-03
Exploitation
Observed in the wild (CISA KEV)

Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-35464

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Referenced CVEs

CVECSIRTS overviewExternal
CVE-2021-35464coverage & exploitation statusNVD · CVE.org

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