Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Cloud Foundry BOSH Products
CVE-2017-4961

8.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Cloud Foundry

Status
Cloud Foundry Foundation Bosh Release
Vendor
CVE Published:
13 June 2017

What is CVE-2017-4961?

An issue identified in Cloud Foundry BOSH where authenticated users can exploit a vulnerability through a malicious checksum, potentially facilitating privilege escalation on the BOSH Director VM. This vulnerability allows an attacker to manipulate the Director's behavior, leading to severe security ramifications for environments relying on the affected versions. Users are advised to upgrade to the latest versions to mitigate risks.

Affected Version(s)

Cloud Foundry Foundation BOSH Release Cloud Foundry Foundation BOSH Release

References

https://www.cloudfoundry.org/cve-2017-4961/
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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