CVE-2018-9024
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 · uneditedAn improper authentication vulnerability in CA Privileged Access Manager 2.x allows attackers to spoof IP addresses in a log file.
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 confidenceImproper authentication vulnerability in CA Privileged Access Manager 2.x allows attackers to spoof IP addresses in log files. This could enable log injection or manipulation to obscure attacker activity or misrepresent the source of authentication attempts.
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>= 2.0.0, < 3.0.0CVSS 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
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify if CA/Broadcom Privileged Access Manager is installedCheck for the product by reviewing installed software listings, running processes, or searching for common installation directories such as /opt/CA/PAM, /opt/broadcom/pam, or C:\Program Files\CA\PAMAffected if The product is found on the system
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Determine the installed versionRun the product's version command or check version information in the installation directory, typically found in a version file, about screen, or via a CLI tool like 'pamversion' or similar provided by the productAffected if The installed version is 2.x (greater than or equal to 2.0.0 and less than 3.0.0)
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Confirm remote authentication is enabledReview the product configuration for remote authentication or network-based login settings, typically accessible through the admin console or configuration filesAffected if Remote authentication or network login features are configured and active, allowing external access
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Verify IP-based logging is activeInspect the product's logging configuration and recent log files for entries that record client IP addresses during authentication eventsAffected if The product logs client IP addresses as part of authentication records
The system is affected if Broadcom/CA Privileged Access Manager version 2.0.0 through 2.x is installed with remote authentication and IP-based logging enabled, allowing spoofed IP addresses to be recorded in authentication logs.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
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.
From vendor data3.0.0
Implement network-level controls to validate source IP integrity; monitor logs for anomalous IP patterns; apply vendor patches when available; consider compensating controls such as enhanced logging with additional verification mechanisms.
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- Implementation8.0 h
- Testing6.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2018-9024 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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