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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2019.3858
Security Notice for CA Performance Management: default credentials
16 October 2019
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: CA Performance Management
Publisher: CA Technologies
Operating System: Linux variants
Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2019-13657
Original Bulletin:
https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/product-content/recommended-reading/security-notices/ca-20191015-01-security-notice-for-ca-performance-management.html
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CA20191015-01: Security Notice for CA Performance Management
Issued: October 15th, 2019
Last Updated: October 15th, 2019
CA Technologies, A Broadcom Company, is alerting customers to a potential risk
with CA Performance Management. A vulnerability exists that can allow a remote
attacker to execute arbitrary commands. CA published solutions to address the
vulnerabilities and recommends that all affected customers implement these
solutions.
The vulnerability, CVE-2019-13657, occurs due to default credentials and a
configuration weakness. A malicious actor may use the default credentials and
exploit a weakness in the configuration to execute arbitrary commands on the
Performance Center server.
Risk Rating
High
Platform(s)
All supported platforms
Affected Products
NetOps 19.1 and prior
Component Version(s) Affected:
CA Performance Management 3.7.x prior to 3.7.4
CA Performance Management 3.6.x prior to 3.6.9
CA Performance Management 3.5.x
How to determine if the installation is affected
Customers may use the product version to determine if their product
installation is affected.
Solution
CA Technologies published the following solutions to address the
vulnerabilities. Customers should also review Firewall and Connectivity
Considerations in the documentation. As always we recommend that you follow
good password management for all passwords within the system.
CA Performance Management 3.7.x:
Update to Performance Management 3.7.4 or later.
Review the 3.7.x upgrade steps and MySQL password guidance located here .
CA Performance Management 3.6.x:
Update to Performance Management 3.6.9 or later. Alternatively, customers may
update to 3.7.4 or later.
Review the 3.6.x upgrade steps and MySQL password guidance located here .
CA Performance Management 3.5.x:
Update to Performance Management 3.7.4 or later.
Review the 3.7.x upgrade steps and MySQL password guidance located here .
For explicit 3.5.x guidance on changing the password for MySQL, review the
steps located here .
References
CVE-2019-13657 - Performance Management default credentials
Acknowledgement
CVE-2019-13657 - Hendrik Van Belleghem
Change History
Version 1.0: 2019-10-15 - Initial Release
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