A vulnerability has been found in CA Client Automation and Workload Automation AE (Automation Software) (affected version unknown) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Common Service DIA. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An access vulnerability in CA Common Services DIA of CA Technologies Client Automation 14 and Workload Automation AE 11.3.5, 11.3.6 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.

The weakness was released 09/06/2019 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at seclists.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2019-13656 since 07/18/2019. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/13/2023). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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

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• Automation Software

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• Client Automation
• Workload Automation AE

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