CVE-2021-28488: Medium severity ericsson network manager vulnerability

Published Mar 8, 2022
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Updated

Ericsson Network Manager (ENM) before 21.2 has incorrect access-control behavior (that only affects the level of access available to persons who were already granted a highly privileged role). Users in the same AMOS authorization group can retrieve managed-network data that was not set to be accessible to the entire group (i.e., was only set to be accessible to a subset of that group).

Affected Software

1 affected component
Ericsson Network Manager<21.2

Event History

Mar 8, 2022
CVE Published
via MITRE·10:51 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·10:51 PM
Description
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2021-28488?

CVE-2021-28488 refers to a vulnerability in Ericsson Network Manager (ENM) before version 21.2 that causes incorrect access-control behavior.

2

How does CVE-2021-28488 impact users?

CVE-2021-28488 can allow users in the same AMOS authorization group to retrieve managed-network data that was supposed to be inaccessible.

3

How severe is CVE-2021-28488?

CVE-2021-28488 has a severity score of 6.5 out of 10, indicating a medium severity level.

4

Which version of Ericsson Network Manager is affected by CVE-2021-28488?

CVE-2021-28488 affects Ericsson Network Manager versions up to, but excluding, version 21.2.

5

Is there a fix available for CVE-2021-28488?

To address CVE-2021-28488, users should update to version 21.2 or a later version of Ericsson Network Manager.

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