CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2017-4973

Improper Privilege Management

Published: Jun 13, 2017 | Modified: Apr 20, 2025
CVSS 3.x
8.8
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
6.5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
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An issue was discovered in Cloud Foundry Foundation cf-release versions prior to v257; UAA release 2.x versions prior to v2.7.4.14, 3.6.x versions prior to v3.6.8, 3.9.x versions prior to v3.9.10, and other versions prior to v3.15.0; and UAA bosh release (uaa-release) 13.x versions prior to v13.12, 24.x versions prior to v24.7, and other versions prior to v30. A vulnerability has been identified with the groups endpoint in UAA allowing users to elevate their privileges.

Weakness

The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Cloud_foundry_uaa_boshCloudfoundry*30 (including)
Cloud_foundry_uaa_boshCloudfoundry13.1 (including)13.1 (including)
Cloud_foundry_uaa_boshCloudfoundry13.2 (including)13.2 (including)
Cloud_foundry_uaa_boshCloudfoundry13.3 (including)13.3 (including)
Cloud_foundry_uaa_boshCloudfoundry13.4 (including)13.4 (including)
Cloud_foundry_uaa_boshCloudfoundry13.5 (including)13.5 (including)
Cloud_foundry_uaa_boshCloudfoundry13.6 (including)13.6 (including)
Cloud_foundry_uaa_boshCloudfoundry13.7 (including)13.7 (including)
Cloud_foundry_uaa_boshCloudfoundry13.8 (including)13.8 (including)
Cloud_foundry_uaa_boshCloudfoundry13.9 (including)13.9 (including)
Cloud_foundry_uaa_boshCloudfoundry13.10 (including)13.10 (including)
Cloud_foundry_uaa_boshCloudfoundry13.11 (including)13.11 (including)
Cloud_foundry_uaa_boshCloudfoundry24 (including)24 (including)
Cloud_foundry_uaa_boshCloudfoundry24.1 (including)24.1 (including)
Cloud_foundry_uaa_boshCloudfoundry24.2 (including)24.2 (including)
Cloud_foundry_uaa_boshCloudfoundry24.3 (including)24.3 (including)
Cloud_foundry_uaa_boshCloudfoundry24.4 (including)24.4 (including)
Cloud_foundry_uaa_boshCloudfoundry24.5 (including)24.5 (including)
Cloud_foundry_uaa_boshCloudfoundry24.6 (including)24.6 (including)
Cloud_foundry_uaa_boshCloudfoundry30.1 (including)30.1 (including)
Cloud_foundry_uaa_boshCloudfoundry30.2 (including)30.2 (including)
Cloud_foundry_uaa_boshCloudfoundry30.3 (including)30.3 (including)
Cloud_foundry_cfPivotal_software*256 (including)
Cloud_foundry_uaaPivotal_software2.2.5.4 (including)2.2.5.4 (including)
Cloud_foundry_uaaPivotal_software2.7.1 (including)2.7.1 (including)
Cloud_foundry_uaaPivotal_software2.7.2 (including)2.7.2 (including)
Cloud_foundry_uaaPivotal_software2.7.3 (including)2.7.3 (including)
Cloud_foundry_uaaPivotal_software2.7.4 (including)2.7.4 (including)
Cloud_foundry_uaaPivotal_software2.7.4.1 (including)2.7.4.1 (including)
Cloud_foundry_uaaPivotal_software2.7.4.2 (including)2.7.4.2 (including)
Cloud_foundry_uaaPivotal_software2.7.4.3 (including)2.7.4.3 (including)
Cloud_foundry_uaaPivotal_software2.7.4.4 (including)2.7.4.4 (including)
Cloud_foundry_uaaPivotal_software2.7.4.5 (including)2.7.4.5 (including)
Cloud_foundry_uaaPivotal_software2.7.4.6 (including)2.7.4.6 (including)
Cloud_foundry_uaaPivotal_software2.7.4.7 (including)2.7.4.7 (including)
Cloud_foundry_uaaPivotal_software2.7.4.8 (including)2.7.4.8 (including)
Cloud_foundry_uaaPivotal_software2.7.4.9 (including)2.7.4.9 (including)
Cloud_foundry_uaaPivotal_software2.7.4.11 (including)2.7.4.11 (including)
Cloud_foundry_uaaPivotal_software2.7.4.12 (including)2.7.4.12 (including)
Cloud_foundry_uaaPivotal_software2.7.4.13 (including)2.7.4.13 (including)
Cloud_foundry_uaaPivotal_software3.6.1 (including)3.6.1 (including)
Cloud_foundry_uaaPivotal_software3.6.2 (including)3.6.2 (including)
Cloud_foundry_uaaPivotal_software3.6.3 (including)3.6.3 (including)
Cloud_foundry_uaaPivotal_software3.6.4 (including)3.6.4 (including)
Cloud_foundry_uaaPivotal_software3.6.5 (including)3.6.5 (including)
Cloud_foundry_uaaPivotal_software3.6.6 (including)3.6.6 (including)
Cloud_foundry_uaaPivotal_software3.6.7 (including)3.6.7 (including)
Cloud_foundry_uaaPivotal_software3.9.1 (including)3.9.1 (including)
Cloud_foundry_uaaPivotal_software3.9.2 (including)3.9.2 (including)
Cloud_foundry_uaaPivotal_software3.9.3 (including)3.9.3 (including)
Cloud_foundry_uaaPivotal_software3.9.4 (including)3.9.4 (including)
Cloud_foundry_uaaPivotal_software3.9.5 (including)3.9.5 (including)
Cloud_foundry_uaaPivotal_software3.9.6 (including)3.9.6 (including)
Cloud_foundry_uaaPivotal_software3.9.7 (including)3.9.7 (including)
Cloud_foundry_uaaPivotal_software3.9.8 (including)3.9.8 (including)
Cloud_foundry_uaaPivotal_software3.9.9 (including)3.9.9 (including)
Cloud_foundry_uaaPivotal_software3.9.12 (including)3.9.12 (including)
Cloud_foundry_uaaPivotal_software3.9.13 (including)3.9.13 (including)

Potential Mitigations

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