What is CVE-2018-8954?

CVE-2018-8954 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Ca Workload Control Center, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-04-11.

How severe is CVE-2018-8954?

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

Is CVE-2018-8954 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Improper input validation in Ca Workload Control Center

CVE-2018-8954

CA Workload Control Center before r11.4 SP6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTTP request.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.073 (93.7th 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 Workload_control_center — versions sp1, sp2, sp3
Ca Technologies Workload Control Center — versions r11.4 SP5 and earlier

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cve-scores

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-8954?: CVE-2018-8954 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Ca Workload Control Center, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-04-11.
How severe is CVE-2018-8954?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-8954 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.