Cleartext storage of sensitive information in Cloud Controller and CF Deployment - CVE-2020-5400
Published: February 25, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU25574
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 7.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-5400
CWE-ID: CWE-312
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to the affected software logs app environment variables when an app is deployed using a server-side manifest, which may include sensitive information such as credentials if provided to the job. A remote authenticated attacker with access to those logs may gain unauthorized access to resources protected by such credentials.
Affected software
Cloud Controller
CF Deployment
CF Deployment
How to mitigate CVE-2020-5400
Install updates from vendor's website.
Cloud Controller - update to 1.91.0
CF Deployment - update to 12.33.0
CF Deployment - update to 12.33.0