CVE-2019-3798 Escalation of Privileges in Cloud Controller
An authenticated attacker can escalate privileges to a victim's level by creating a UAA client with the victim's GUID, affecting Cloud Foundry Cloud Controller users.
- 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-2019-3798?
CVE-2019-3798 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cloud Foundry CAPI-release, published on 17 Apr 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 Cloud Controller API Release, versions prior to 1.79.0, contains improper authentication when validating user permissions. A remote authenticated malicious user with the ability to create UAA clients and knowledge of the email of a victim in the foundation may escalate their privileges to that of the victim by creating a client with a name equal to the guid of their victim.
Weakness: CWE-287
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-3798?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cloudfoundry Capi-Release.
How do I fix CVE-2019-3798?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-3798 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-3798 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-3798 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Cloud Foundry CAPI-release
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9hx4-42jp-5rgc.