Deserialization of Untrusted Data in CA Release Automation - CVE-2018-15691
Published: September 2, 2018 / Updated: June 17, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU14590
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:P/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-15691
CWE-ID: CWE-502
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vendor: CA
Affected software:
CA Release Automation
CA Release Automation
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to insecure deserialization of a specially crafted serialized object, passed to the application. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise the system.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-15691
Install update from vendor's website.