# CVE-2019-11274: UAA SCIM Filter XSS

> Remote attackers can inject malicious JavaScript via SCIM filters in Cloud Foundry UAA, potentially executing code in victim browsers.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/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:** 9 Aug 2019
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-q3c3-832g-jxjc

## What is CVE-2019-11274?

CVE-2019-11274 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Cloud Foundry UAA Release (OSS), published on 9 Aug 2019. 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

Cloud Foundry UAA, versions prior to 74.0.0, is vulnerable to an XSS attack. A remote unauthenticated malicious attacker could craft a URL that contains a SCIM filter that contains malicious JavaScript, which older browsers may execute.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-11274?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Cloudfoundry User Account and Authentication.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-11274?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-11274 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-11274 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-11274 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Cloud Foundry UAA Release (OSS)

- [CVE-2019-11278](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-11278/): Privilege Escalation via Blind SCIM Injection in UAA (high 8.7)
- [CVE-2023-20903](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-20903/): Auth bypass in Cloud Foundry (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-11274 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-11274 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Cloud Foundry UAA Release (OSS), published on 9 Aug 2019. 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-2019-11274 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Cloud Foundry UAA Release (OSS). 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-2019-11274/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-11274/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-11274
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-11274
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-11274

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-11274/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.