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CVE-2018-8953

27
FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-8953 describes a critical SQL injection vulnerability affecting CA Workload Automation AE versions prior to r11.3.6 SP7. This flaw allows remote, authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands through specially crafted HTTP requests. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), this vulnerability presents a significant risk, enabling high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploits or active exploitation have been observed, and community discussion is minimal, the potential for severe compromise necessitates patching.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= r11.3.6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ca:workload_automation_ae:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
r11.3.6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ca:workload_automation_ae:r11.3.6:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
r11.3.6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ca:workload_automation_ae:r11.3.6:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
r11.3.6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ca:workload_automation_ae:r11.3.6:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
r11.3.6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ca:workload_automation_ae:r11.3.6:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

8.8HIGH

CVSS:3.0/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
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.77%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
84.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0277 is in the 83rd percentile among its peer group of 17,822 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

support.ca.com / us/product-content/recommended-reading/security-notices/ca20180329-01--security-notice-for-ca-workload-automation-ae.html
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/103742
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1040605
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry