CVE-2018-9023 Command injection in CA Privileged Access Manager
Unprivileged users can execute arbitrary commands via crafted arguments in the update_crld script, leading to potential privilege escalation.
- 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-2018-9023?
CVE-2018-9023 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in CA Privileged Access Manager, published on 18 Jun 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An input validation vulnerability in CA Privileged Access Manager 2.x allows unprivileged users to execute arbitrary commands by passing specially crafted arguments to the update_crld script.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-9023?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Broadcom Privileged Access Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2018-9023?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-9023 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2018-9023 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-9023 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in CA Privileged Access Manager
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w9v7-2mp6-x5vq.