CVE-2019-11279 Privilege Escalation via Scope Manipulation in UAA
A remote attacker can escalate privileges to any scope by manipulating requested scopes, potentially taking control of the UAA service and its resources.
- 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-2019-11279?
CVE-2019-11279 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 can request scopes for a client that shouldn't be allowed by submitting an array of requested scopes. A remote malicious user can escalate their own privileges to any scope, allowing them to take control of UAA and the resources it controls.
Weakness: CWE-77
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-11279?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cloudfoundry Uaa Release.
How do I fix CVE-2019-11279?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-11279 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-11279 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-11279 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Cloud Foundry UAA Release (OSS)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-272q-hvx6-q97c.