VDB-119684 · CVE-2018-9026 · BID 104496

CA Privileged Access Manager 2.x Session session fixiation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in CA Privileged Access Manager 2.x. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Session Handler. Such manipulation leads to session fixiation. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2018-9026. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in CA Privileged Access Manager 2.x (Access Management Software). Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the component Session Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a session fixiation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-384. Authenticating a user, or otherwise establishing a new user session, without invalidating any existing session identifier gives an attacker the opportunity to steal authenticated sessions. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

A session fixation vulnerability in CA Privileged Access Manager 2.x allows remote attackers to hijack user sessions with a specially crafted request.

The bug was discovered 06/14/2018. The weakness was shared 06/18/2018 by Peter Lapp (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.ca.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-9026 since 03/26/2018. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 02/20/2020).

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 4 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 vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 104496†). The entries VDB-107083, VDB-107081, VDB-107082 and VDB-119651 are related to this item. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.9

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Session fixiation
CWE: CWE-384
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

03/26/2018 🔍
06/14/2018 +80 days 🔍
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06/18/2018 +3 days 🔍
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06/19/2018 +1 days 🔍
02/20/2020 +611 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ca.com

Advisory: support.ca.com
Researcher: Peter Lapp
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2018-9026 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-9026
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-119684
SecurityFocus: 104496 - CA Privileged Access Manager Multiple Security Vulnerabilities

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/19/2018 21:20
Updated: 02/20/2020 13:08
Changes: 06/19/2018 21:20 (61), 02/20/2020 13:08 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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