CVE-2018-11082 Cloud Foundry UAA MFA does not prevent brute force of MFA code

Medium 6.6 Published Updated

Attackers can brute force MFA codes to bypass authentication and take over user accounts in Cloud Foundry UAA.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2018-11082?

CVE-2018-11082 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cloud Foundry UAA, published on 5 Oct 2018. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Cloud Foundry UAA, all versions prior to 4.20.0 and Cloud Foundry UAA Release, all versions prior to 61.0, allows brute forcing of MFA codes. A remote unauthenticated malicious user in possession of a valid username and password can brute force MFA to login as the targeted user.

Weakness: CWE-307

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-11082?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Pivotal Software Cloudfoundry Uaa, Pivotal Software Cloudfoundry Uaa Release.

How do I fix CVE-2018-11082?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-11082 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2018-11082 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-11082 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-2rm2-vwh2-fp52.

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