What is CVE-2018-13821?

CVE-2018-13821 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Ca Unified Infrastructure Management, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-08-30.

How severe is CVE-2018-13821?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Ca Unified Infrastructure Management

CVE-2018-13821

A lack of authentication, in CA Unified Infrastructure Management 8.5.1, 8.5, and 8.4.7, allows remote attackers to conduct a variety of attacks, including file reading/writing.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.027 (84.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Ca Unified_infrastructure_management — versions 8.4.7, 8.5, 8.5.1
Ca Technologies Unified Infrastructure Management — versions 8.5.1, 8.5, 8.4.7

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

vuln@ca.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
vuln@ca.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-13821?: CVE-2018-13821 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Ca Unified Infrastructure Management, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-08-30.
How severe is CVE-2018-13821?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.