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.
Weakness
The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Risk_authentication | Ca | 8.0 (including) | 8.2.1 (including) |
| Risk_authentication | Ca | 3.1 (including) | 3.1 (including) |
| Risk_authentication | Ca | 9.0 (including) | 9.0 (including) |
Potential Mitigations
Related Attack Patterns
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/122.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/233.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/58.html
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153089/CA-Risk-Strong-Authentication-Privilege-Escalation.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/May/43
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108483
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/May/66
- https://support.ca.com/us/product-content/recommended-reading/security-notices/CA20190523-01--security-notice-for-ca-risk-authentication-and-ca-strong-authentication.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153089/CA-Risk-Strong-Authentication-Privilege-Escalation.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/May/43
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108483
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/May/66
- https://support.ca.com/us/product-content/recommended-reading/security-notices/CA20190523-01--security-notice-for-ca-risk-authentication-and-ca-strong-authentication.html