CVE-2017-4992 — Vulnerability in...

CRITICAL

Cloud Foundry UAA privilege escalation with user invitations

Published May 13, 2022Updated March 1, 2024Source: osv

Summary

An issue was discovered in Cloud Foundry Foundation cf-release versions prior to v261; UAA release 2.x versions prior to v2.7.4.17, 3.6.x versions prior to v3.6.11, 3.9.x versions prior to v3.9.13, and other versions prior to v4.2.0; and UAA bosh release (uaa-release) 13.x versions prior to v13.15, 24.x versions prior to v24.10, 30.x versions prior to 30.3, and other versions prior to v37. There is privilege escalation (arbitrary password reset) with user invitations.

Advisory Timeline

First published May 13, 2022 (1613 days ago).
Last revised March 1, 2024 — 659 days after initial publication.

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

Maven

Update org.cloudfoundry.identity:cloudfoundry-identity-server to 4.2.0 or later

<!-- Update pom.xml dependency version to 4.2.0 for org.cloudfoundry.identity:cloudfoundry-identity-server -->

Maven

Update org.cloudfoundry.identity:cloudfoundry-identity-server to 3.9.13 or later

<!-- Update pom.xml dependency version to 3.9.13 for org.cloudfoundry.identity:cloudfoundry-identity-server -->

Maven

Update org.cloudfoundry.identity:cloudfoundry-identity-server to 3.6.11 or later

<!-- Update pom.xml dependency version to 3.6.11 for org.cloudfoundry.identity:cloudfoundry-identity-server -->

Maven

Update org.cloudfoundry.identity:cloudfoundry-identity-server to 2.7.4.17 or later

<!-- Update pom.xml dependency version to 2.7.4.17 for org.cloudfoundry.identity:cloudfoundry-identity-server -->

After upgrading, run your dependency scanner again to confirm the vulnerability is resolved.

Affected Packages (4)

Affects 1 ecosystem: maven (1).

Package	Ecosystem	Affected	Fixed In
org.cloudfoundry.identity:cloudfoundry-identity-server	maven	3.10.0, 3.12.0, 3.13.0, 3.15.0 (+5 more)	4.2.0
org.cloudfoundry.identity:cloudfoundry-identity-server	maven	3.7.0, 3.7.3, 3.8.0, 3.9.0 (+1 more)	3.9.13
org.cloudfoundry.identity:cloudfoundry-identity-server	maven	3.0.0, 3.0.1, 3.1.0, 3.2.0 (+14 more)	3.6.11
org.cloudfoundry.identity:cloudfoundry-identity-server	maven	All versions	2.7.4.17

Vulnerability Classification

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) identifiers for this vulnerability type.

CWE-269
Improper Privilege ManagementMITRE

CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 9.8 score means for each attack dimension.

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2017-4992?: Cloud Foundry UAA privilege escalation with user invitations This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of CRITICAL (CVSS score: 9.8/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2017-4992?: CVE-2017-4992 affects org.cloudfoundry.identity:cloudfoundry-identity-server. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2017-4992 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.

Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score

9.8

Exploitation is straightforward and causes maximum impact. Patch immediately.

Also Known As

GHSA-jcmh-x32v-7mgf

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