7.8
HIGH
CVE-2019-19231
CA Client Automation Agent Privilege Escalation
Description

An insecure file access vulnerability exists in CA Client Automation 14.0, 14.1, 14.2, and 14.3 Agent for Windows that can allow a local attacker to gain escalated privileges.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 20, 2019, 10:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 22, 2020, 5:35 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2019-19231 has a 4 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2019-19231 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Broadcom ca_client_automation
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2019-19231.

URL Resource
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155758/CA-Client-Automation-14.x-Privilege-Escalation.html Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Jan/5 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Dec/41 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/product-content/recommended-reading/security-notices/CA20191218-01-security-notice-for-ca-client-automation-agent-for-windows.html Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

None

Updated: 8 months, 1 week ago
33 stars 3 fork 3 watcher
Born at : March 12, 2021, 12:22 p.m. This repo has been linked 1063 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 1 year, 3 months ago
17 stars 10 fork 10 watcher
Born at : Jan. 2, 2021, 10:19 p.m. This repo has been linked 1050 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 2 months, 3 weeks ago
82 stars 32 fork 32 watcher
Born at : Oct. 2, 2020, 2:49 p.m. This repo has been linked 1111 different CVEs too.

https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/product-content/recommended-reading/security-notices/CA20191218-01-security-notice-for-ca-client-automation-agent-for-windows.html

Updated: 4 years, 10 months ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Dec. 21, 2019, 9:23 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2019-19231 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2019-19231 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 22, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Jan/5 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Jan/5 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Removed CWE NIST CWE-269
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-Other
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 03, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Jan/5 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 02, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155758/CA-Client-Automation-14.x-Privilege-Escalation.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155758/CA-Client-Automation-14.x-Privilege-Escalation.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Dec/41 No Types Assigned https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Dec/41 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/product-content/recommended-reading/security-notices/CA20191218-01-security-notice-for-ca-client-automation-agent-for-windows.html No Types Assigned https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/product-content/recommended-reading/security-notices/CA20191218-01-security-notice-for-ca-client-automation-agent-for-windows.html Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-269
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:ca_client_automation:14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:ca_client_automation:14.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:ca_client_automation:14.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:ca_client_automation:14.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 27, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155758/CA-Client-Automation-14.x-Privilege-Escalation.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 25, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Dec/41 [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2019-19231 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2019-19231 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.05635

percentile

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