CVE-2019-11278 Privilege Escalation via Blind SCIM Injection in UAA
A remote attacker with specific client permissions can exploit blind SCIM injection to escalate privileges and gain unauthorized control over UAA scopes.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-11278?
CVE-2019-11278 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cloud Foundry UAA Release (OSS), published on 26 Sep 2019. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
CF UAA versions prior to 74.1.0, allow external input to be directly queried against. A remote malicious user with 'client.write' and 'groups.update' can craft a SCIM query, which leaks information that allows an escalation of privileges, ultimately allowing the malicious user to gain control of UAA scopes they should not have.
Weakness: CWE-77
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-11278?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cloudfoundry User Account and Authentication.
How do I fix CVE-2019-11278?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-11278 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-11278 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-11278 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Cloud Foundry UAA Release (OSS)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6c72-gqp5-jh4r.