Unauthenticated session hijacking via malformed data
Published Aug 9, 2021 · Updated Sep 17, 2024
Improper authentication in Dell OpenManage Enterprise before 3.6.1 allows remote attackers to hijack elevated sessions via malformed data. Dell has not disclosed the affected request handler or how malformed data bypasses its authentication checks. No credentials or user interaction are required, and successful exploitation permits unauthorized administrative actions and access to protected data.
Summary
What happened
Improper authentication in Dell OpenManage Enterprise before 3.6.1 allows remote attackers to hijack elevated sessions via malformed data. Dell has not disclosed the affected request handler or how malformed data bypasses its authentication checks. No credentials or user interaction are required, and successful exploitation permits unauthorized administrative actions and access to protected data.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2021-21564
- Published
- Aug 9, 2021
- Updated
- Sep 17, 2024
- Vendor
- Dell
- Product
- Dell OpenManage Enterprise
- Classifications
- CWE-200, CWE-287
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Aug 9, 2021CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Sep 17, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=unspecified <Open Manage Enterprise 3.6.1
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