FKIE_CVE-2021-22498
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2021-01-19 16:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 03:37
Severity
Summary
XML External Entity Injection vulnerability in Micro Focus Application Lifecycle Management (Previously known as Quality Center) product. The vulnerability affects versions 12.x, 12.60 Patch 5 and earlier, 15.0.1 Patch 2 and earlier and 15.5. The vulnerability could be exploited to allow an XML External Entity Injection.
References
Impacted products
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