CA Release Automation up to 6.5 deserialization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in CA Release Automation up to 6.5. It has been classified as critical. This impacts an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in deserialization. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2018-15691. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in CA Release Automation up to 6.5 (Automation Software). This affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a deserialization vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-502. The product deserializes untrusted data without sufficiently verifying that the resulting data will be valid. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Insecure deserialization of a specially crafted serialized object, in CA Release Automation 6.5 and earlier, allows attackers to potentially execute arbitrary code.

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 uniquely identified as CVE-2018-15691 since 08/22/2018. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. 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 databases at Exploit-DB (45425) and SecurityFocus (BID 105197†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.4

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.9
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NVD Base Score: 9.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Deserialization
CWE: CWE-502 / CWE-20
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

08/22/2018 🔍
08/29/2018 +7 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ca.com

Advisory: support.ca.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2018-15691 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-15691
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-123429
SecurityFocus: 105197 - CA Release Automation CVE-2018-15691 Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1041591

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 08/31/2018 08:11
Updated: 10/20/2024 04:08
Changes: 08/31/2018 08:11 (59), 03/19/2020 16:04 (7), 05/06/2023 10:19 (4), 10/20/2024 04:08 (16)
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