Vulnerability in Pivotal Software Cloud Foundry Elastic Runtime
CVE-2017-4959
An issue was discovered in Pivotal PCF Elastic Runtime 1.8.x versions prior to 1.8.29 and 1.9.x versions prior to 1.9.7. Pivotal Cloud Foundry deployments using the Pivotal Account application are vulnerable to a flaw which allows an authorized user to take over the account of another user, causing account lockout and potential escalation of privileges.
EPSS: 0.013 (67.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Pivotal_software Cloud_foundry_elastic_runtime — versions 1.8.0, 1.8.1, 1.8.2
- N/a Pcf Elastic Runtime — versions PCF Elastic Runtime
References
- security_alert@emc.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- security_alert@emc.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-4959?
- CVE-2017-4959 is a high-severity vulnerability in Pivotal Software Cloud Foundry Elastic Runtime. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-06-13.
- How severe is CVE-2017-4959?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.