CVE-2019-3798

Escalation of Privileges in Cloud Controller

Description

Cloud Foundry Cloud Controller API Release, versions prior to 1.79.0, contains improper authentication when validating user permissions. A remote authenticated malicious user with the ability to create UAA clients and knowledge of the email of a victim in the foundation may escalate their privileges to that of the victim by creating a client with a name equal to the guid of their victim.

Category

6.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.95% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory cloudfoundry.org
Affected: Cloud Foundry CAPI-release
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.cloudfoundry.org/blog/cve-2019-3798 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108095 third party advisory vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-3798?
CVE-2019-3798 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-3798?
To fix CVE-2019-3798, 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-2019-3798 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2019-3798 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2019-3798?
CVE-2019-3798 affects Cloud Foundry CAPI-release.
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