CA Performance Management CVE-2019-13657 Default Credentials Security Bypass Vulnerability

Description

CA Performance Management is prone to a security-bypass vulnerability. An attacker can exploit this issue to bypass the authentication mechanism and execute arbitrary command. The following products are vulnerable: NetOps 19.1 and prior 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

Technologies Affected

• Broadcom CA NetOps 19.1
• Broadcom CA Performance Management 3.5.0
• Broadcom CA Performance Management 3.6.0
• Broadcom CA Performance Management 3.6.8
• Broadcom CA Performance Management 3.7.0
• Broadcom CA Performance Management 3.7.3

Recommendations

Block external access at the network boundary, unless external parties require service.
Filter access to the affected computer at the network boundary if global access isn’t needed. Restricting access to only trusted computers and networks might greatly reduce the likelihood of a successful exploit.

Deploy network intrusion detection systems to monitor network traffic for malicious activity.
Deploy NIDS to detect and block attacks and anomalous activity such as requests containing suspicious URI sequences. Since the webserver may log such requests, review logs regularly.

Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information.