# CVE-2018-9029: SQL injection in CA Privileged Access Manager

> Remote attackers can execute SQL injection attacks against CA Privileged Access Manager, potentially reading or modifying sensitive data.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 18 Jun 2018
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9539-wc47-wc8c

## What is CVE-2018-9029?

CVE-2018-9029 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability in CA Privileged Access Manager, published on 18 Jun 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An improper input validation vulnerability in CA Privileged Access Manager 2.x allows remote attackers to conduct SQL injection attacks.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-9029?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Broadcom Privileged Access Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-9029?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-9029 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-9029 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-9029 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in CA Privileged Access Manager

- [CVE-2015-4664](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-4664/): Command injection in CA Privileged Access Manager (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-9021](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-9021/): Auth bypass in CA Privileged Access Manager (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-9022](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-9022/): Auth bypass in CA Privileged Access Manager (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-7392](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-7392/): Auth bypass in n/a (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2018-9023](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-9023/): Command injection in CA Privileged Access Manager (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-9029 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-9029 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability in CA Privileged Access Manager, published on 18 Jun 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-2018-9029 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: CA Privileged Access Manager. 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-2018-9029/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-9029/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-9029
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-9029
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-9029

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