CVE-2011-1036 describes a critical vulnerability in the XML Security Database Parser class within the XMLSecDB ActiveX control of CA Host-Based Intrusion Prevention System (HIPS) 8.1 and CA Internet Security Suite (ISS) 2010/2011. This flaw allows remote attackers to download and execute arbitrary programs on affected client machines by leveraging the SetXml and Save methods. With a CVSS score of 8.8, this vulnerability is highly severe, enabling complete compromise of integrity and availability with medium attack complexity and no authentication required. While there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) is unavailable, and community discussion is minimal, suggesting low current attention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
8.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ca:host-based_intrusion_prevention_system:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ca:internet_security_suite_2010:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ca:internet_security_suite_2011:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C
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