# CVE-2018-13822: Hardcoded credentials in PPM

> Attackers can access sensitive information due to unprotected credential storage in CA PPM, requiring a patch to secure data.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 30 Aug 2018
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6gcp-h783-vwfp

## What is CVE-2018-13822?

CVE-2018-13822 is a high-severity vulnerability in CA Technologies PPM, published on 30 Aug 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Unprotected storage of credentials in CA PPM 14.3 and below, 14.4, 15.1, 15.2 CP5 and below, and 15.3 CP2 and below, allows attackers to access sensitive information.

Weakness: CWE-522 (Insufficiently Protected Credentials)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-13822?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Broadcom Project Portfolio Management.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-13822?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-13822 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-13822 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-13822 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in CA Technologies PPM

- [CVE-2018-13824](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-13824/): SQL injection in PPM (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-13826](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-13826/): XML external entity in PPM (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2018-13823](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-13823/): XML external entity in PPM (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2018-13825](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-13825/): Cross-site scripting in PPM (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-13822 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-13822 is a high-severity vulnerability in CA Technologies PPM, published on 30 Aug 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-13822 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: CA Technologies PPM. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-13822/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-13822/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-13822
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-13822
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-13822

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-13822/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.