CVE-2018-19505 Auth bypass in n/a
A flaw in BMC Remedy AR System allows attackers to impersonate other users via incorrect user context handling in the WorkOrderConsole component.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-19505?
CVE-2018-19505 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Jan 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Remedy AR System Server in BMC Remedy 7.1 may fail to set the correct user context in certain impersonation scenarios, which can allow a user to act with the identity of a different user, because userdata.js in the WOI:WorkOrderConsole component allows a username substitution involving a UserData_Init call.
Weakness: CWE-287
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-19505?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Bmc Remedy Action Request System Server.
How do I fix CVE-2018-19505?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-19505 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2018-19505 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-19505 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f86m-mhwx-8gm2.