CVE-2021-4201 (GCVE-0-2021-4201)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-02-14 21:04 – Updated: 2025-04-14 17:03
VLAI?
Title
Pre-authentication session hijacking
Summary
Missing access control in ForgeRock Access Management 7.1.0 and earlier versions on all platforms allows remote unauthenticated attackers to hijack sessions, including potentially admin-level sessions. This issue affects: ForgeRock Access Management 7.1 versions prior to 7.1.1; 6.5 versions prior to 6.5.4; all previous versions.
Severity ?
9.6 (Critical)
CWE
- CWE-284 - Improper Access Control
Assigner
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ForgeRock | Access Management |
Affected:
7.1 , < 7.1.1
(custom)
Affected: 6.5 , < 6.5.4 (custom) |
Credits
Escourbiac Maxime and Schmitt Maxence from Mitchelin CERT
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