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GHSA-6QCX-QHC9-RHCR

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-08-06 15:31 – Updated: 2025-08-06 15:31

Details

A weakness identified in OpenText Advanced Authentication where a Malicious browser plugin can record and replay the user authentication process to bypass Authentication. This issue affects Advanced Authentication on or before 6.5.0.

Severity ?

6.1 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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  "modified": "2025-08-06T15:31:27Z",
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CVE-2025-8616 (GCVE-0-2025-8616)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-08-06 14:10 – Updated: 2025-08-06 20:26

Summary

Severity ?

6.1 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

CWE

CWE-294 - Authentication Bypass by Capture-replay

Assigner

OpenText

References

URL

Tags

https://staging.docs.microfocus.com/doc/42/main/a…

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	OpenText	Advanced Authentication	Affected: 6.5.0 , < = < (server)

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Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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GHSA-6QCX-QHC9-RHCR

CVE-2025-8616 (GCVE-0-2025-8616)

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