CVE-2015-5172 Cloud Foundry Runtime has Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password
Attackers can hijack accounts because password reset links do not expire, allowing unauthorized access to user profiles.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2015-5172?
CVE-2015-5172 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 Oct 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Cloud Foundry Runtime cf-release before 216, UAA before 2.5.2, and Pivotal Cloud Foundry (PCF) Elastic Runtime before 1.7.0 allow attackers to have unspecified impact by leveraging failure to expire password reset links.
Weakness: CWE-640
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-5172?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.cloudfoundry.identity:cloudfoundry-identity-server. It affects 3 products.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
org.cloudfoundry.identity:cloudfoundry-identity-server Maven | All versions | 2.5.2 |
org.cloudfoundry.identity:cloudfoundry-identity-server Maven | All versions | 2.5.2 |
Products include Cloudfoundry Cf-Release, Pivotal Software Cloud Foundry Elastic Runtime, Pivotal Software Cloud Foundry Uaa.
How do I fix CVE-2015-5172?
Upgrade org.cloudfoundry.identity:cloudfoundry-identity-server to 2.5.2 or later.
Is CVE-2015-5172 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-5172 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
- CVE-2015-5171 Cloud Foundry Runtime Insufficient Session Expiration vulnerability
- CVE-2016-8218 Auth bypass in Cloud Foundry
- CVE-2017-4992 Cloud Foundry UAA privilege escalation with user invitations
- CVE-2016-6658 Information disclosure in n/a
- CVE-2015-5170 Cloud Foundry Runtime Cross-Site Request Forgery vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cq6m-74r4-x77g.