8.8
HIGH
CVE-2017-4973
Cloud Foundry UAA Privilege Elevation Vulnerability
Description

An issue was discovered in Cloud Foundry Foundation cf-release versions prior to v257; UAA release 2.x versions prior to v2.7.4.14, 3.6.x versions prior to v3.6.8, 3.9.x versions prior to v3.9.10, and other versions prior to v3.15.0; and UAA bosh release (uaa-release) 13.x versions prior to v13.12, 24.x versions prior to v24.7, and other versions prior to v30. A vulnerability has been identified with the groups endpoint in UAA allowing users to elevate their privileges.

INFO

Published Date :

June 13, 2017, 6:29 a.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 6, 2021, 1:07 p.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-4973 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Pivotal_software cloud_foundry_uaa
2 Pivotal_software cloud_foundry_cf
1 Cloudfoundry cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh
: Total Affected Vendor : 2 | Products : 3
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2017-4973.

URL Resource
https://www.cloudfoundry.org/cve-2017-4973/ Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2017-4973 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-4973 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 06, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh:13.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh:13.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 06, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh:13.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh:13.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 06, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh:13.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh:13.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 06, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh:30.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh:30.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 06, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh:30.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh:30.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 06, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh:30.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh:30.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 06, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 06, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 06, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh:13.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh:13.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 06, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh:13.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh:13.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 06, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh:13.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh:13.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 06, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh:13.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh:13.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 06, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh:13.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh:13.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 06, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh:13.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh:13.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 06, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh:24.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh:24.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 06, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh:24.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh:24.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 06, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh:24.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh:24.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 06, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh:24.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh:24.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 06, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh:24.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh:24.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 06, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh:24.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh:24.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 06, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh:24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh:24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 06, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 30 OR *cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 30
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-264 CWE-269
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 26, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://www.cloudfoundry.org/cve-2017-4973/ No Types Assigned https://www.cloudfoundry.org/cve-2017-4973/ Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-264
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_cf:256:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa:2.2.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa:2.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa:2.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa:2.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa:2.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa:2.7.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa:2.7.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa:2.7.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa:2.7.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa:2.7.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa:2.7.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa:2.7.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa:2.7.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa:2.7.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa:2.7.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa:2.7.4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa:2.7.4.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa:3.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa:3.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa:3.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa:3.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa:3.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa:3.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa:3.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa:3.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa:3.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa:3.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa:3.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa:3.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa:3.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa:3.9.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa:3.9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa:3.9.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa:3.9.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa:3.9.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh:13.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh:13.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh:13.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh:13.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh:13.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh:13.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh:13.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh:13.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh:13.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh:24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh:24.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh:24.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh:24.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh:24.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh:24.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh:24.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh:30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh:30.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh:30.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh:30.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-4973 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2017-4973 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.10 }} 0.00%

score

0.40900

percentile

CVSS30 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
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