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TI-2021-10026 Aliases CVE-2021-29156GHSA-8984-9gww-h52x

ForgeRock OpenAM before 13.5.1 allows LDAP injection via the Webfinger protocol.

Priority HIGH 72CWE-74Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

ForgeRock OpenAM before 13.5.1 allows LDAP injection via the Webfinger protocol. For example, an unauthenticated attacker can perform character-by-character retrieval of password hashes, or retrieve a session token or a private key.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.76846 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:forgerock:openam:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 13.5.1VulnerableForgeRock
  • cpe:2.3:a:forgerock:openam:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 13.5.1 Vulnerable ·ForgeRock

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-29156
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8984-9gww-h52x

References

Exploit 2

  • TI-2021-14210 ForgeRock AM server before 7.0 has a Java deserialization vulnerability in the… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2016-08176 XML External Entity (XXE) Vulnerability in /SSOPOST/metaAlias/%realm%/idpv2 in OpenAM… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2017-10502 Auth 2.0 Authorization Server of ForgeRock Access Management (OpenAM) 13.5.0-13.5.1 and… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.1
  • TI-2017-10501 OAuth 2.0 Authorization Server of ForgeRock Access Management (OpenAM) 13.5.0-13.5.1 and… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.1
  • TI-2014-06031 The Core Server in OpenAM 9.5.3 through 9.5.5, 10.0.0 through 10.0.2, 10.1.0-Xpress, and… CVSS 2.0LOW 3.5

Sources

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