HIGH
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
Published May 28, 2019
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 2.82%
Description
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.
Affected products
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- Version 3.1.xStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 8.0.xStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 8.1.xStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 8.2.xStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 9.0.xStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
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- Version 7.1.xStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 8.0.xStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 8.1.xStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 8.2.xStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 9.0.xStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA Technologies, A Broadcom Company | CA Risk Authentication | n/a |
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| CA Technologies, A Broadcom Company | CA Strong Authentication | n/a |
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Configuration 1
OR
- ≥ 8.0 · ≤ 8.2.1
- 3.1
- 9.0
Configuration 2
OR
- ≥ 8.0 · ≤ 8.2.1
- 7.1
- 9.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
8.8 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
6.5 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication Single
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.82% 0.02819
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02819
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (22 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.82% (0.02819) | 86.07th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.87% (0.02871) | 84.94th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.28% (0.02284) | 83.23th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 4.55% (0.04551) | 81.61th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.28% (0.02284) | 83.53th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.61% (0.00609) | 78.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 20, 2024 | 0.61% (0.00609) | 78.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 16, 2024 | 0.85% (0.00855) | 82.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 1, 2024 | 0.90% (0.00898) | 82.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 11, 2024 | 0.96% (0.00959) | 81.56th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 1.24% (0.01241) | 83.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 24, 2023 | 1.39% (0.01391) | 84.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 23, 2023 | 1.46% (0.01461) | 85.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.24% (0.01245) | 83.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 30.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 28.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 14.47% (0.14469) | 91.13th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 5.36% (0.05363) | 79.74th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 5.36% (0.05363) | 79.54th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 1.25% (0.01247) | 68.62th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.25% (0.01247) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (1)
References (5)
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153089/CA-Risk-Strong-Authentication-Privilege-Escalation.html x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/May/43 mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108483 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/May/66 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://support.ca.com/us/product-content/recommended-reading/security-notices/CA20190523-01--security-notice-for-ca-risk-authentication-and-ca-strong-authentication.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153089/CA-Risk-Strong-Authentication-Privilege-Escalation.html | x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/May/43 | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108483 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/May/66 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://support.ca.com/us/product-content/recommended-reading/security-notices/CA20190523-01--security-notice-for-ca-risk-authentication-and-ca-strong-authentication.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner ca
Published May 28, 2019
Updated Sep 17, 2024
Reserved Feb 4, 2019
Link CVE-2019-7394
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a