SQL injection in CA Workload Automation - CVE-2018-8953
Published: March 30, 2018 / Updated: April 2, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU11457
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-8953
CWE-ID: CWE-89
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary SQL commands in web application database.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request to vulnerable script and execute arbitrary SQL commands in web application database.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to gain administrative access to vulnerable web application.
Affected software
CA Workload Automation
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How to mitigate CVE-2018-8953
Update to version 11.3.6 SP7.
OpenShift Logging - update to 5.8.9