CVE-2019-3787 UAA defaults email address to an insecure domain
Attackers can hijack user accounts by exploiting default email domain fallbacks that direct password recovery emails to attacker-controlled domains.
- 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-2019-3787?
CVE-2019-3787 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cloud Foundry UAA Release (OSS), published on 19 Jun 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 73.0.0, falls back to appending “unknown.org” to a user's email address when one is not provided and the user name does not contain an @ character. This domain is held by a private company, which leads to attack vectors including password recovery emails sent to a potentially fraudulent address. This would allow the attacker to gain complete control of the user's account.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-3787?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Pivotal Software Cloud Foundry Uaa-Release.
How do I fix CVE-2019-3787?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-3787 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-3787 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-3787 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Cloud Foundry UAA Release (OSS)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7rf4-2hjj-cg48.