Information disclosure in Client Automation - CVE-2017-8391

 

Information disclosure in Client Automation - CVE-2017-8391

Published: May 10, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU6503
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-8391
CWE-ID: CWE-522
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: CA
Affected software:
Client Automation

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.

The weakness exists due to insecure storage of account credentials by the affected software. a local attacker can access a sensitive file containing account credentials and decrypt a password on the system.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in information disclosure.

How to mitigate CVE-2017-8391

Install update from vendor's website.

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