Privilege escalation in Ca Risk Authentication
CVE-2019-7394
A privilege escalation vulnerability in the administrative user interface of CA Technologies CA Strong Authentication 9.0.x, 8.2.x, 8.1.x, 8.0.x, 7.1.x and CA Risk Authentication 9.0.x, 8.2.x, 8.1.x, 8.0.x, 3.1.x allows an authenticated attacker to gain additional privileges in some cases where an account has customized and limited privileges.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
EPSS: 0.029 (85.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Ca Risk_authentication — versions 3.1, 9.0
- Ca Strong_authentication — versions 7.1, 9.0
- Ca Technologies, A Broadcom Company Risk Authentication — versions 9.0.x, 8.2.x, 8.1.x
- Ca Technologies, A Broadcom Company Strong Authentication — versions 9.0.x, 8.2.x, 8.1.x
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- vuln@ca.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- vuln@ca.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- vuln@ca.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- vuln@ca.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- vuln@ca.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_FULLDISC, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-7394?
- CVE-2019-7394 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ca Risk Authentication, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-05-28.
- How severe is CVE-2019-7394?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2019-7394 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.