A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in CA PPM up to 14.4/15.1/15.2 CP5/15.3 CP2. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component XML Data Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a xml external entity reference vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-611. The product processes an XML document that can contain XML entities with URIs that resolve to documents outside of the intended sphere of control, causing the product to embed incorrect documents into its output. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

An XML external entity vulnerability in the XOG functionality, in CA PPM 14.3 and below, 14.4, 15.1, 15.2 CP5 and below, and 15.3 CP2 and below, allows remote attackers to access sensitive information.

The bug was discovered 08/29/2018. The weakness was shared 08/30/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared at support.ca.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-13823 since 07/10/2018. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 03/19/2020).

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The entries 123410, 123411, 123412 and 123408 are related to this item.

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• PPM

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• 14.0
• 14.1
• 14.2
• 14.3
• 14.4
• 15.0
• 15.1
• 15.2 CP5
• 15.3 CP2

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• commercial

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