VDB-123405 · CVE-2018-13819 · BID 105199

CA Unified Infrastructure Management 8.4.7/8.5/8.5.1 Secret Key hard-coded credentials

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A vulnerability was found in CA Unified Infrastructure Management 8.4.7/8.5/8.5.1. It has been classified as problematic. This affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a hard-coded credentials vulnerability (Secret Key). CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-798. The product contains hard-coded credentials, such as a password or cryptographic key, which it uses for its own inbound authentication, outbound communication to external components, or encryption of internal data. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

A hardcoded secret key, in CA Unified Infrastructure Management 8.5.1, 8.5, and 8.4.7, allows attackers to access sensitive information.

The bug was discovered 08/29/2018. The weakness was published 08/30/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared at support.ca.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-13819 since 07/10/2018. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1110.001 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 117341 (CA Unified Infrastructure Management < 8.48 / 8.53 Multiple Vulnerabilities (CA20180829-02)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Misc. and running in the context r.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (117341). Similar entries are available at 123407 and 123406.

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Name: Secret Key
Class: Hard-coded credentials / Secret Key
CWE: CWE-798 / CWE-259 / CWE-255
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 117341
Nessus Name: CA Unified Infrastructure Management < 8.48 / 8.53 Multiple Vulnerabilities (CA20180829-02)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ca.com

Advisory: support.ca.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2018-13819 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 105199 - CA Unified Infrastructure Management Multiple Security Vulnerabilities

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/31/2018 07:10
Updated: 03/19/2020 14:06
Changes: 08/31/2018 07:10 (65), 03/19/2020 14:06 (6)
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