CVE-2018-1278 Missing authorization in Pivotal Application Service
An attacker can invite themselves to any organization to view sensitive member and configuration data without proper authorization.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-1278?
CVE-2018-1278 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Pivotal Application Service, published on 11 May 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 included in Pivotal Application Service, versions 1.12.x prior to 1.12.22, 2.0.x prior to 2.0.13, and 2.1.x prior to 2.1.4 contains an authorization enforcement vulnerability. A member of any org is able to create invitations to any org for which the org GUID can be discovered. Accepting this invitation gives unauthorized access to view the member list, domains, quotas and other information about the org.
Weakness: CWE-863
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-1278?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Pivotal Software Pivotal Application Service.
How do I fix CVE-2018-1278?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-1278 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2018-1278 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-1278 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Pivotal Application Service
- CVE-2019-11280 Privilege escalation through the invitations service
- CVE-2018-11086 Privilege escalation in Application Service
- CVE-2018-11088 Privilege escalation in Application Service
- CVE-2018-11044 Cross-site scripting in Pivotal Application Service
- CVE-2018-1200 Information disclosure in Apps Manager for PCF
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wcww-4vrg-9h35.