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: 9.3 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-15691
CWE-ID: CWE-502
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerability details
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.
Affected software
CA Release Automation
How to mitigate CVE-2018-15691
Install update from vendor's website.
CA Release Automation - addressed in versions 6.3.0.9945, 6.4.0.10119, 6.5.0.10080