CA PPM up to 14.4/15.1/15.2 CP5/15.3 CP2 XML Data xml external entity reference

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in CA PPM up to 14.4/15.1/15.2 CP5/15.3 CP2. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component XML Data Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to xml external entity reference. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2018-13826. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

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A vulnerability has been found in CA PPM up to 14.4/15.1/15.2 CP5/15.3 CP2 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality 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 integrity. CVE summarizes:

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 conduct server side request forgery attacks.

The bug was discovered 08/29/2018. The weakness was disclosed 08/30/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.ca.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2018-13826 since 07/10/2018. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. 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 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 vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 105297†). The entries VDB-123409, VDB-123410, VDB-123411 and VDB-123408 are pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Vendor

• CA

Name

• PPM

Version

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

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.ca.com/

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