Access Control Bypass in Cloud Foundry CredHub by Cloud Foundry Foundation
CVE-2017-8038

8.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Pivotal Software

Status
Credhub Credhub-release Version 1.1.0 Only
Vendor
CVE Published:
27 November 2017

What is CVE-2017-8038?

In the CredHub release by Cloud Foundry Foundation, a significant vulnerability exists that allows authenticated users to bypass access control lists (ACLs) specifically on the CredHub interpolate endpoint. This flaw means that users with authorized access may exploit this bypass to view any credentials stored within the CredHub system, posing serious risks to data confidentiality and integrity.

Affected Version(s)

Credhub Credhub-release version 1.1.0 only Credhub Credhub-release version 1.1.0 only

References

https://www.cloudfoundry.org/cve-2017-8038/
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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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