# CVE-2018-1200: Information disclosure in Apps Manager for PCF

> Unprivileged remote attackers can read arbitrary files in the container via specially-crafted links in Apps Manager for PCF.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/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:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 16 Mar 2018
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-fw72-gg7h-4j2v

## What is CVE-2018-1200?

CVE-2018-1200 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell EMC Apps Manager for PCF, published on 16 Mar 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Apps Manager for PCF (Pivotal Application Service 1.11.x before 1.11.26, 1.12.x before 1.12.14, and 2.0.x before 2.0.5) allows unprivileged remote file read in its container via specially-crafted links.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-1200?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Pivotal Software Pivotal Application Service.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-1200?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-1200 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-1200 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-1200 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Dell EMC Apps Manager for PCF

- [CVE-2019-11280](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-11280/): Privilege escalation through the invitations service (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2018-11086](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-11086/): Privilege escalation in Application Service (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2018-11088](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-11088/): Privilege escalation in Application Service (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2018-11044](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-11044/): Cross-site scripting in Pivotal Application Service (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2018-1278](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1278/): Missing authorization in Pivotal Application Service (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-1200 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-1200 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell EMC Apps Manager for PCF, published on 16 Mar 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-1200 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Dell EMC Apps Manager for PCF. 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-2018-1200/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1200/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-1200
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1200
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-1200

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1200/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.