Privilege Escalation via Scope Manipulation in UAA
CVE-2019-11279

8.7HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Cloud Foundry

Status
Uaa Release (oss)
Vendor
CVE Published:
26 September 2019

What is CVE-2019-11279?

CF UAA versions prior to 74.1.0 can request scopes for a client that shouldn't be allowed by submitting an array of requested scopes. A remote malicious user can escalate their own privileges to any scope, allowing them to take control of UAA and the resources it controls.

Affected Version(s)

UAA Release (OSS) prior to 74.1.0

References

https://www.cloudfoundry.org/blog/cve-2019-11279
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.7
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
High
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Changed

CVSS V3.0

Score:
8.7
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
High
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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