CVE-2017-4959
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2017-4959 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | dell |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2017-06-13 06:29:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.0 8.8 HIGH from [email protected]
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Problem Types: NVD-CWE-noinfo | Pivotal Cloud Foundry account authorization vulnerability
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0 | [email protected] | Primary | 8.8 | HIGH | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| 2.0 | [email protected] | Primary | 6.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
CVSS v3.0 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
LowUser Interaction
NoneScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
HighIntegrity
HighAvailability
HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
SingleConfidentiality
PartialIntegrity
PartialAvailability
PartialAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | Na | PCF Elastic Runtime | affected PCF Elastic Runtime | Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pivotal Cloud Foundry Elastic Runtime CVE-2017-4959 Privilege Escalation Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| CVE-2017-4959 Pivotal Cloud Foundry account authorization vulnerability | Security | Pivotal | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | pivotal.io | Vendor Advisory |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.