CVE-2018-11083

Bosh accepts refresh tokens in place of an access token

Description

Cloud Foundry BOSH, versions v264 prior to v264.14.0 and v265 prior to v265.7.0 and v266 prior to v266.8.0 and v267 prior to v267.2.0, allows refresh tokens to be as access tokens when using UAA for authentication. A remote attacker with an admin refresh token given by UAA can be used to access BOSH resources without obtaining an access token, even if their user no longer has access to those resources.

8.1

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 3.1 •

CVSS 3.0 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.65%

Vendor Advisory cloudfoundry.org

Affected: Cloud Foundry BOSH

References

Link	Tags
https://www.cloudfoundry.org/blog/cve-2018-11083	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-11083?: CVE-2018-11083 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-11083?: To fix CVE-2018-11083, 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-2018-11083 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2018-11083 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-2018-11083?: CVE-2018-11083 affects Cloud Foundry BOSH.

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