# CVE-2018-8953: SQL injection in Workload Automation AE

> Remote attackers can perform SQL injection via crafted HTTP requests in CA Workload Automation AE, potentially accessing or modifying database contents.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 11 Apr 2018
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-2c2h-wghv-2fg7

## What is CVE-2018-8953?

CVE-2018-8953 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in CA Technologies Workload Automation AE, published on 11 Apr 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

CA Workload Automation AE before r11.3.6 SP7 allows remote attackers to a perform SQL injection via a crafted HTTP request.

Weakness: CWE-89 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-8953?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ca Workload Automation Ae.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-8953?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-8953 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-8953 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-8953 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-8953 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-8953 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in CA Technologies Workload Automation AE, published on 11 Apr 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-8953 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: CA Technologies Workload Automation AE. 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-2018-8953/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-8953/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-8953
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8953
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-8953

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