CVE-2017-4973

Summary

CVECVE-2017-4973
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerdell
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-06-13 06:29:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
DescriptionAn issue was discovered in Cloud Foundry Foundation cf-release versions prior to v257; UAA release 2.x versions prior to v2.7.4.14, 3.6.x versions prior to v3.6.8, 3.9.x versions prior to v3.9.10, and other versions prior to v3.15.0; and UAA bosh release (uaa-release) 13.x versions prior to v13.12, 24.x versions prior to v24.7, and other versions prior to v30. A vulnerability has been identified with the groups endpoint in UAA allowing users to elevate their 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: CWE-269 | Privilege Escalation in UAA


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary8.8HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary6.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

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

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Cloudfoundry Cloud Foundry Uaa Bosh 13.1 All All All
Application Cloudfoundry Cloud Foundry Uaa Bosh 13.10 All All All
Application Cloudfoundry Cloud Foundry Uaa Bosh 13.11 All All All
Application Cloudfoundry Cloud Foundry Uaa Bosh 13.2 All All All
Application Cloudfoundry Cloud Foundry Uaa Bosh 13.3 All All All
Application Cloudfoundry Cloud Foundry Uaa Bosh 13.4 All All All
Application Cloudfoundry Cloud Foundry Uaa Bosh 13.5 All All All
Application Cloudfoundry Cloud Foundry Uaa Bosh 13.6 All All All
Application Cloudfoundry Cloud Foundry Uaa Bosh 13.7 All All All
Application Cloudfoundry Cloud Foundry Uaa Bosh 13.8 All All All
Application Cloudfoundry Cloud Foundry Uaa Bosh 13.9 All All All
Application Cloudfoundry Cloud Foundry Uaa Bosh 24 All All All
Application Cloudfoundry Cloud Foundry Uaa Bosh 24.1 All All All
Application Cloudfoundry Cloud Foundry Uaa Bosh 24.2 All All All
Application Cloudfoundry Cloud Foundry Uaa Bosh 24.3 All All All
Application Cloudfoundry Cloud Foundry Uaa Bosh 24.4 All All All
Application Cloudfoundry Cloud Foundry Uaa Bosh 24.5 All All All
Application Cloudfoundry Cloud Foundry Uaa Bosh 24.6 All All All
Application Cloudfoundry Cloud Foundry Uaa Bosh 30.1 All All All
Application Cloudfoundry Cloud Foundry Uaa Bosh 30.2 All All All
Application Cloudfoundry Cloud Foundry Uaa Bosh 30.3 All All All
Application Cloudfoundry Cloud Foundry Uaa Bosh All All All All
Application Pivotal Software Cloud Foundry Cf All All All All
Application Pivotal Software Cloud Foundry Uaa 2.2.5.4 All All All
Application Pivotal Software Cloud Foundry Uaa 2.7.1 All All All
Application Pivotal Software Cloud Foundry Uaa 2.7.2 All All All
Application Pivotal Software Cloud Foundry Uaa 2.7.3 All All All
Application Pivotal Software Cloud Foundry Uaa 2.7.4 All All All
Application Pivotal Software Cloud Foundry Uaa 2.7.4.1 All All All
Application Pivotal Software Cloud Foundry Uaa 2.7.4.11 All All All
Application Pivotal Software Cloud Foundry Uaa 2.7.4.12 All All All
Application Pivotal Software Cloud Foundry Uaa 2.7.4.13 All All All
Application Pivotal Software Cloud Foundry Uaa 2.7.4.2 All All All
Application Pivotal Software Cloud Foundry Uaa 2.7.4.3 All All All
Application Pivotal Software Cloud Foundry Uaa 2.7.4.4 All All All
Application Pivotal Software Cloud Foundry Uaa 2.7.4.5 All All All
Application Pivotal Software Cloud Foundry Uaa 2.7.4.6 All All All
Application Pivotal Software Cloud Foundry Uaa 2.7.4.7 All All All
Application Pivotal Software Cloud Foundry Uaa 2.7.4.8 All All All
Application Pivotal Software Cloud Foundry Uaa 2.7.4.9 All All All
Application Pivotal Software Cloud Foundry Uaa 3.6.1 All All All
Application Pivotal Software Cloud Foundry Uaa 3.6.2 All All All
Application Pivotal Software Cloud Foundry Uaa 3.6.3 All All All
Application Pivotal Software Cloud Foundry Uaa 3.6.4 All All All
Application Pivotal Software Cloud Foundry Uaa 3.6.5 All All All
Application Pivotal Software Cloud Foundry Uaa 3.6.6 All All All
Application Pivotal Software Cloud Foundry Uaa 3.6.7 All All All
Application Pivotal Software Cloud Foundry Uaa 3.9.1 All All All
Application Pivotal Software Cloud Foundry Uaa 3.9.12 All All All
Application Pivotal Software Cloud Foundry Uaa 3.9.13 All All All
Application Pivotal Software Cloud Foundry Uaa 3.9.2 All All All
Application Pivotal Software Cloud Foundry Uaa 3.9.3 All All All
Application Pivotal Software Cloud Foundry Uaa 3.9.4 All All All
Application Pivotal Software Cloud Foundry Uaa 3.9.5 All All All
Application Pivotal Software Cloud Foundry Uaa 3.9.6 All All All
Application Pivotal Software Cloud Foundry Uaa 3.9.7 All All All
Application Pivotal Software Cloud Foundry Uaa 3.9.8 All All All
Application Pivotal Software Cloud Foundry Uaa 3.9.9 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na Cloud Foundry UAA affected Cloud Foundry UAA Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
CVE-2017-4973: Privilege Escalation in UAA | Cloud Foundry af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.cloudfoundry.org Vendor Advisory
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