Privilege Escalation via Improper Authentication in Cloud Foundry Cloud Controller API

Privilege Escalation via Improper Authentication in Cloud Foundry Cloud Controller API

CVE-2019-3798 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:M/AU:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

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.

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