CVE-2019-11270 UAA clients.write vulnerability
A malicious client with write authority can bypass restrictions to create other clients with arbitrary, unauthorized scopes in Cloud Foundry UAA.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-11270?
CVE-2019-11270 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cloud Foundry UAA Release (OSS), published on 5 Aug 2019. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Cloud Foundry UAA versions prior to v73.4.0 contain a vulnerability where a malicious client possessing the 'clients.write' authority or scope can bypass the restrictions imposed on clients created via 'clients.write' and create clients with arbitrary scopes that the creator does not possess.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-11270?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Pivotal Software Application Service, Pivotal Software Cloud Foundry Uaa, Pivotal Software Operations Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2019-11270?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-11270 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-11270 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-11270 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Cloud Foundry UAA Release (OSS)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cgmm-ggpv-874w.