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CVE-2014-5215

NetIQ Access Manager (NAM) 4.x before 4.0.1 HF3 allows remote authenticated administrators to discover service-account passwords via a request to (1) roma/jsp/volsc/monitoring/dev_services.jsp or (2) roma/jsp/debug/debug.jsp.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2014-5215 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from microfocus organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2014, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2014-12-23T11:59:01.267

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.0 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: SINGLE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

8.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-200

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	microfocus	access_manager	4.0	Yes
Application	microfocus	access_manager	4.0.1	Yes

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129658/NetIQ-Access-Manager-4.0-SP1-XSS-CSRF-XXE-Injection-Disclosure.html Exploit ([email protected])
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Dec/78 Exploit ([email protected])
https://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7015995 Exploit, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://www.sec-consult.com/fxdata/seccons/prod/temedia/advisories_txt/20141218-2_Novell_NetIQ_Access_Manager_Multiple_Vulnerabilities_v10.txt Exploit ([email protected])
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129658/NetIQ-Access-Manager-4.0-SP1-XSS-CSRF-XXE-Injection-Disclosure.html Exploit (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Dec/78 Exploit (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7015995 Exploit, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.sec-consult.com/fxdata/seccons/prod/temedia/advisories_txt/20141218-2_Novell_NetIQ_Access_Manager_Multiple_Vulnerabilities_v10.txt Exploit (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For microfocus's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.