CVE-2017-4959

Description

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.

8.8

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 3.0 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.53%

Vendor Advisory pivotal.io

Affected: n/a PCF Elastic Runtime

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96218	vdb entry third party advisory
https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2017-4959	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-4959?: CVE-2017-4959 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-4959?: To fix CVE-2017-4959, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2017-4959 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2017-4959 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2017-4959?: CVE-2017-4959 affects n/a PCF Elastic Runtime.

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