CVE-2018-1276 Information disclosure in Windows2012R2 stemcell

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can read IaaS metadata containing BOSH credentials from Windows stemcells on vSphere, exposing sensitive cloud infrastructure secrets.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2018-1276?

CVE-2018-1276 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cloud Foundry Windows2012R2 stemcell, published on 17 May 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Windows 2012R2 stemcells, versions prior to 1200.17, contain an information exposure vulnerability on vSphere. A remote user with the ability to push apps can execute crafted commands to read the IaaS metadata from the VM, which may contain BOSH credentials.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-1276?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Pivotal Software Windows Stemcells.

How do I fix CVE-2018-1276?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-1276 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2018-1276 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-1276 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-g4rj-4g63-8r2h.

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