Incorrect permission assignment for critical resource in Cloud Controller and CF Deployment - CVE-2020-5417
Published: September 1, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU46181
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-5417
CWE-ID: CWE-732
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Cloud Foundry Foundation
Affected software:
Cloud Controller
CF Deployment
Cloud Controller
CF Deployment
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the sysem.
The vulnerability exists when the affected software is used in a deployment where an app domain is also the system domain. A remote authenticated attacker can claim certain sensitive routes, potentially resulting in the developer’s app handling some requests that were expected to go to certain system components.
How to mitigate CVE-2020-5417
Install updates from vendor's website.