CVE-2017-4991 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in Cloud Foundry Foundation's cf-release and UAA components, as well as Pivotal Software's corresponding products. The flaw allows highly privileged users in one zone to reset passwords for users in a different zone. With a CVSS score of 7.2 (HIGH), this vulnerability poses a significant risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and high potential impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 259CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:cf-release:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 35CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
13.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
13.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
13.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh:13.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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