#VU21088 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Cloud Foundry UAA - CVE-2019-11278
Published: September 12, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU21088
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: 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:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-11278
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Cloud Foundry UAA
Cloud Foundry UAA
Software vendor:
Cloud Foundry Foundation
Cloud Foundry Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to the affected software allows external input to be directly queried against. A remote authenticated attacker with ‘client.write’ and ‘groups.update’ can craft a SCIM query, escalate privileges and gain control of UAA scopes they should not have.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.