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Solutions Business ManagerApplication · Microfocus

CVE-2018-19645

CRITICAL · 9.8 CVSS v3.0 Published 2019-02-12
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 11.5 or later.
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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
An Authentication Bypass issue exists in Solutions Business Manager (SBM) (formerly Serena Business Manager (SBM)) versions prior to 11.5.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

An authentication bypass vulnerability exists in Serena Business Manager (SBM) versions prior to 11.5, allowing unauthenticated attackers to gain unauthorized access to the system by circumventing authentication mechanisms.

MitigationUpgrade to SBM version 11.5 or later to remediate this vulnerability. If immediate upgrade is not feasible, restrict network access to SBM interfaces and implement additional authentication controls such as VPN or IP whitelisting.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Solutions Business ManagerApplication
Affected:< 11.5

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

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  1. Locate SBM installation directory
    Identify the Serena Business Manager installation path on the system (commonly in C:\Program Files\Serena\SBM or /opt/serena/sbm on Linux) and look for version information in installation files, README, or version.txt
    Affected if Installation found with version below 11.5
  2. Check SBM version via application
    Access the SBM version information through the web interface (typically /ttawebapp.exe or /tt/ endpoint) or by querying the SBM Application Engine component for its version number
    Affected if Reported version is prior to 11.5
  3. Identify exposed SBM interfaces
    Review network configuration to determine if SBM web services (typically ports 8080, 8443, or standard HTTP/HTTPS) are accessible from untrusted networks
    Affected if SBM interface is network-accessible and version is below 11.5

The environment is affected if Serena Business Manager is installed and running any version earlier than 11.5, particularly if the web interface is network-accessible.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 11.5 or later
Fixed in 11.5
Interim mitigation

Upgrade to SBM version 11.5 or later to remediate this vulnerability. If immediate upgrade is not feasible, restrict network access to SBM interfaces and implement additional authentication controls such as VPN or IP whitelisting.

Recommended fix High confidence

Solutions Business Manager (SBM) version 11.5

  1. 1. Identify the current installed version of Solutions Business Manager (SBM) by accessing the admin console or checking system information
  2. 2. Review the upgrade documentation at help.serena.com for version 11.5 upgrade requirements and prerequisites
  3. 3. Ensure all system requirements for version 11.5 are met including database, operating system, and middleware prerequisites
  4. 4. Create a complete backup of the current SBM installation including database and configuration files
  5. 5. Test the upgrade in a non-production environment first to verify compatibility with existing customizations and integrations
  6. 6. Execute the upgrade to version 11.5 following the official upgrade procedures from Serena documentation
  7. 7. After upgrade, verify that the authentication bypass vulnerability is resolved by reviewing the version information and testing authentication mechanisms
Caveat Review release notes for potential breaking changes in 11.5 including API changes, deprecated features, and required database schema updates before upgrading production systems

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Solutions Business Manager Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Implementation16.0 h
  • Testing12.0 h
  • Review / QA8.0 h
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