Remote code execution in Privileged Access Manager - CVE-2018-9022

 

Remote code execution in Privileged Access Manager - CVE-2018-9022

Published: June 15, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU13345
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-9022
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: CA Technologies
Affected software:
Privileged Access Manager

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The weakness exists due to an error in configuration file poisoning. A remote attacker can execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

How to mitigate CVE-2018-9022

Update to version 3.0.0 or later.

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