VDB-115227 · CVE-2018-6587 · GCVE-0-2018-6587

CA API Developer Portal up to 3.5 CR6 widgetID Reflected cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in CA API Developer Portal up to 3.5 CR6. It has been rated as problematic. This affects an unknown part. Performing a manipulation of the argument widgetID as part of Variable results in cross site scripting (Reflected). This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2018-6587. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in CA API Developer Portal up to 3.5 CR6 (Automation Software). This affects an unknown function. The manipulation of the argument widgetID as part of a Variable leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability (Reflected). CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

CA API Developer Portal 3.5 up to and including 3.5 CR6 has a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability related to the widgetID variable.

The bug was discovered 03/28/2018. The weakness was disclosed 03/29/2018 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.ca.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-6587 since 02/02/2018. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 02/06/2021). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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.

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Productinfo

Type

Automation Software

Vendor

Name

API Developer Portal

Version

3.5 CR6

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.ca.com/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.2

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.3
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NVD Base Score: 6.1
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Exploitinginfo

Name: Reflected
Class: Cross site scripting / Reflected
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

02/02/2018 🔍
03/28/2018 +54 days 🔍
03/29/2018 +1 days 🔍
03/29/2018 +0 days 🔍
03/30/2018 +1 days 🔍
02/06/2021 +1044 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ca.com

Advisory: support.ca.com
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2018-6587 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-6587
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-115227
SecurityTracker: 1040603

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/30/2018 12:33
Updated: 02/06/2021 13:44
Changes: 03/30/2018 12:33 (60), 01/18/2020 08:59 (2), 02/06/2021 13:44 (2)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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