Privilege escalation in Privileged Access Manager

#VU13346 Privilege escalation in Privileged Access Manager

Published: 2018-06-15

Vulnerability identifier: #VU13346

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 8.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-9023

CWE-ID: CWE-264

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Privileged Access Manager
Web applications / Remote management & hosting panels

Vendor: CA Technologies

Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.

The weakness exists due to an error in the update_crld script. A remote attacker can gain root privileges and perform arbitrary actions.

Mitigation
Update to version 3.0.0 or later.

Vulnerable software versions

Privileged Access Manager: All versions

External links
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2018/Jun/46

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.