Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Cloud Foundry UAA
CVE-2018-1262

7.2HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Cloud Foundry

Status
Cloudfoundry Uaa
Vendor
CVE Published:
15 May 2018

What is CVE-2018-1262?

In versions 4.12.X and 4.13.X of Cloud Foundry UAA, a vulnerability was introduced that allows for potential privilege escalation across identity zones. This occurs when a zone administrator configures their zone to issue tokens capable of impersonating another zone. As a result, clients conducting offline token validation may gain admin privileges in an impersonated zone, leading to unauthorized access and potential security breaches.

Affected Version(s)

CloudFoundry UAA 4.12.X and 4.13.X

References

https://www.cloudfoundry.org/blog/cve-2018-1262/
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.2
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
High
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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