# CVE-2019-8352: Hardcoded credentials in n/a

> Attackers can decrypt network traffic to steal user credentials, enabling code execution or privilege escalation on managed services.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/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:** 20 May 2019
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-w8vq-fjr4-4h8v

## What is CVE-2019-8352?

CVE-2019-8352 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 May 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

By default, BMC PATROL Agent through 11.3.01 uses a static encryption key for encrypting/decrypting user credentials sent over the network to managed PATROL Agent services. If an attacker were able to capture this network traffic, they could decrypt these credentials and use them to execute code or escalate privileges on the network.

Weakness: CWE-798 (Use of Hard-coded Credentials)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-8352?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Bmc Patrol Agent.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-8352?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-8352 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-8352 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2019-8352 exists.

Public exploit code:

- IBM Websphere Application Server - Network Deployment Untrusted Data Deserialization Remote Code Execution (Metasploit) (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2008-5982](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-5982/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-1999-0801](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-1999-0801/): Auth bypass in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-1999-0443](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-1999-0443/): Auth bypass in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2023-34257](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-34257/): Missing authorization in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-35593](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-35593/): Privilege escalation in n/a (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-8352 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-8352 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 May 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2019-8352 exists.

Affected product: n/a. 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-2019-8352/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-8352/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-8352
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-8352
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-8352

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-8352/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.