CVE-2021-22508
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedA potential vulnerability has been identified for OpenText Operations Bridge Reporter. The vulnerability could be exploited to inject malicious SQL queries. An attack requires to be an authenticated administrator of OBR with network access to the OBR web application.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceSQL injection vulnerability in OpenText Operations Bridge Reporter allows authenticated administrators to inject malicious SQL queries through the OBR web application.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify OpenText Operations Bridge Reporter installationCheck for OBR installation by looking for its web components on typical ports (8080, 8443) or search for OBR-related processes and directories on the systemAffected if OBR web application is installed and accessible on the network
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Identify OBR versionCheck the installed version through OBR's web interface (usually in About/Help section) or by querying the OBR application directly; compare against any available version information from OpenTextAffected if Unable to determine version or version is unknown/older than patched release
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Confirm web application is network-accessibleTest connectivity to the OBR web interface URLs (typically /obr or /obrweb) from external network locations or verify firewall rules allow accessAffected if OBR web interface is exposed to untrusted networks without proper access controls
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Check administrative access configurationReview OBR user management console to confirm administrator accounts exist and note authentication method (local, LDAP, or other)Affected if Administrator accounts are configured and web-based admin interface is reachable
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Inspect web application logs for suspicious SQL patternsReview OBR application logs for entries containing SQL keywords (SELECT, UNION, INSERT, --, ;, or quote characters) in user input fields that may indicate exploitation attemptsAffected if SQL injection attempts are present in logs, especially from authenticated administrator sessions
Your environment is likely affected if OpenText Operations Bridge Reporter is installed with its web interface accessible to network users who can authenticate as administrators.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply vendor patch when available; until then, restrict network access to trusted administrators only and implement strict input validation on all user-supplied data.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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