NetIQ Access Manager OAuth Consent screen XSS attack
Priority LOW 29CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
A OAuth application in NetIQ Access Manager 4.3 before 4.3.2 and 4.2 before 4.2.4 allowed cross site scripting attacks due to unescaped "description" field that could be specified by the provider.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00749 55th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Access Manager (NetIQ): 4.3.2, 4.2.4
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Access Manager (NetIQ) Fixed in 4.3.2, 4.2.4
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-7419
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4xw5-f963-pp9r
References
More NetIQ Access Manager vulnerabilities
- TI-2017-10842 In NetIQ Access Manager 4.3 and 4.4, a bug exists in Identity Server when accessing a… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2016-04998 Information disclosure in NetIQ Access Manager CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-01242 Unrestricted file upload in Micro Focus NetIQ Access Manager, Administrative Console CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2016-04992 Improper access control in NetIQ iManager CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2018-05533 CSRF in NetIQ Access Manager (NAM) Identity Server component CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2016-04999 Cross-site request forgery in NetIQ Access Manager CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2017-7419 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-7419 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4xw5-f963-pp9r · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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