# CVE-2017-8035: Path traversal in Cloud Controller

> A Space Developer can exploit a crafted request to read arbitrary files on the Cloud Controller VM, exposing sensitive installation data.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 25 Jul 2017
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5hx9-w49q-v9p8

## What is CVE-2017-8035?

CVE-2017-8035 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Cloud Controller, published on 25 Jul 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An issue was discovered in the Cloud Controller API in Cloud Foundry Foundation CAPI-release versions after v1.6.0 and prior to v1.35.0 and cf-release versions after v244 and prior to v268. A carefully crafted CAPI request from a Space Developer can allow them to gain access to files on the Cloud Controller VM for that installation.

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-8035?

It affects 2 products.


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

## How do I fix CVE-2017-8035?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-8035 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-8035 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-8035 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Cloud Controller

- [CVE-2018-1195](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1195/): Auth bypass in Cloud Controller (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2020-5417](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-5417/): Cloud Controller may allow developers to claim sensitive routes (high 8.5)
- [CVE-2023-20881](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-20881/): Missing authorization in Cloud Controller API (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2018-1266](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1266/): Path traversal in n/a (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2020-5400](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-5400/): Cloud Controller logs environment variables from app manifests (high 8.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-8035 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-8035 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Cloud Controller, published on 25 Jul 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-8035 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Cloud Controller. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-8035/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-8035/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-8035
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8035
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-8035

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-8035/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.