Privilege escalation in Cloudfoundry Cf-Release
CVE-2017-4991
An issue was discovered in Cloud Foundry Foundation cf-release versions prior to v260; UAA release 2.x versions prior to v2.7.4.16, 3.6.x versions prior to v3.6.10, 3.9.x versions prior to v3.9.12, and other versions prior to v3.17.0; and UAA bosh release (uaa-release) 13.x versions prior to v13.14, 24.x versions prior to v24.9, 30.x versions prior to 30.2, and other versions prior to v36. Privileged users in one zone are allowed to perform a password reset for users in a different zone.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.009 (60.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 60th percentile — 60.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Cloudfoundry Cf-Release
- Cloudfoundry Cloud Foundry Uaa Bosh — versions 13.1, 13.2, 13.3
- Pivotal Software Cloud Foundry Uaa — versions 2.2.5.4, 2.7.1, 2.7.2
- Cloud Foundry Uaa — versions Cloud Foundry UAA
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.cloudfoundry.org/cve-2017-4991/ (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-4991?
- CVE-2017-4991 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cloudfoundry Cf-Release, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2017-06-13.
- How severe is CVE-2017-4991?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.