CVE-2024-38499

Improper Privilege Management Vulnerability in CA Client Automation 14.5

Published: Dec 17, 2024Updated: Dec 19, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-269

8.8HIGH

Description

CA Client Automation (ITCM) allows non-admin/non-root users to encrypt a string using CAF CLI and SD_ACMD CLI. This would allow the non admin user to access the critical encryption keys which further causes the exploitation of stored credentials. This fix doesn't allow a non-admin/non-root user to execute "caf encrypt"/"sd_acmd encrypt" commands.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAttack Vector

Network

AC:LAttack Complexity

Low

PR:LPrivileges Required

Low

UI:NUser Interaction

None

Scope

S:UScope

Unchanged

Impact

C:HConfidentiality

High

I:HIntegrity

High

A:HAvailability

High

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Weaknesses

CWE-269 CWE-276

Affected Products

Broadcom

commercial·USaka broadcom inc

CA Client Automation (ITCM)On-premWeb App

Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring

Broadcom Inc.

commercial·USaka vmware by broadcom

CA Client AutomationOn-premWeb App

Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique

Privilege Escalation

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References

https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/25284

support.broadcom.com

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Dec/16

seclists.org

https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/25284

support.broadcom.com

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