7.5
HIGH
CVE-2019-3798
Cloud Foundry Cloud Controller API Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
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.

INFO

Published Date :

April 17, 2019, 2:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 9, 2019, 11:49 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2019-3798 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 Cloudfoundry capi-release
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-2019-3798.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108095 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.cloudfoundry.org/blog/cve-2019-3798 Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2019-3798 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
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 09, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3 Dell AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H
    Added CWE Dell CWE-287
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 02, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108095 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108095 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 29, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108095 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 17, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://www.cloudfoundry.org/blog/cve-2019-3798 No Types Assigned https://www.cloudfoundry.org/blog/cve-2019-3798 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-287
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:capi-release:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.79.0
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

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Exploit Prediction

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

0.20 }} 0.00%

score

0.56047

percentile

CVSS30 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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