CVE-2021-35464 · netVigilance record NV21-0268

ForgeRock Access Management (AM) Core Server Remote Code Execution

past due ransomware

What to do

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

CISA deadline 2021-11-17 · passed 4 years 9 months ago · applies to US federal civilian agencies; used elsewhere as a reference SLA

What happened

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).

Who is affected

ForgeRock Access Management (AM). Affected version ranges are listed in the vendor advisory and the NVD entry linked under Sources.

Weakness class: CWE-502.

Timeline

2021-11-03
Added to CISA KEVExploitation in the wild confirmed by CISA
2021-11-17
CISA remediation deadlinepassed 4 years 9 months ago

Sources

NVD entry for CVE-2021-35464 nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-35464
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
nvd.nist.gov nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-35464