What is CVE-2017-8040?

CVE-2017-8040 is a medium-severity vulnerability in VMware Single Sign-On For Pivotal Cloud Foundry, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-09-09.

How severe is CVE-2017-8040?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

XXE in VMware Single Sign-On For Pivotal Cloud Foundry

CVE-2017-8040

In Single Sign-On for Pivotal Cloud Foundry (PCF) 1.3.x versions prior to 1.3.4 and 1.4.x versions prior to 1.4.3, an XXE (XML External Entity) attack was discovered in the Single Sign-On service dashboard. Privileged users can in some cases upload malformed XML leading to exposure of data on the Single Sign-On service broker file system.

Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)

EPSS: 0.011 (61.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Vmware Single_sign-on_for_pivotal_cloud_foundry — versions 1.3.0, 1.3.2, 1.3.3
N/a Pcf Single Sign-on For Pcf:1.3.x Versions Prior To 1.3.4, 1.4.x 1.4.3 — versions PCF Single Sign-On for PCF:1.3.x versions prior to 1.3.4, 1.4.x versions prior to 1.4.3

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-611 — Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE)

References

security_alert@emc.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
security_alert@emc.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-8040?: CVE-2017-8040 is a medium-severity vulnerability in VMware Single Sign-On For Pivotal Cloud Foundry, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-09-09.
How severe is CVE-2017-8040?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.