CVE-2017-8033 Path traversal in Cloud Controller API CAPI-release versions prior to v1.35.0 and cf-release versions prior to v268

What is CVE-2017-8033?

CVE-2017-8033 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Cloud Controller API CAPI-release versions prior to v1.35.0 and cf-release versions prior to v268, published on 25 Jul 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

An issue was discovered in the Cloud Controller API in Cloud Foundry Foundation CAPI-release versions prior to v1.35.0 and cf-release versions prior to v268. A filesystem traversal vulnerability exists in the Cloud Controller that allows a space developer to escalate privileges by pushing a specially crafted application that can write arbitrary files to the Cloud Controller VM.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-8033?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Cloudfoundry Capi-Release, Cloudfoundry Cf-Release.

How do I fix CVE-2017-8033?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-8033 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2017-8033 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-8033 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Cloud Controller API CAPI-release versions prior to v1.35.0 and cf-release versions prior to v268

• CVE-2018-1195 Auth bypass in Cloud Controller High 8.8
• CVE-2020-5417 Cloud Controller may allow developers to claim sensitive routes High 8.5
• CVE-2023-20881 Missing authorization in Cloud Controller API High 8.1
• CVE-2018-1266 Path traversal in n/a High 8.1
• CVE-2020-5400 Cloud Controller logs environment variables from app manifests High 8.0

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-c8h4-2c59-gmm5.