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CVE-2017-4973· NVD / CVE Program· CNA dell

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 ve

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.

HighCVSS 8.8 · v3.0—No exploit Fix available
Published
Jun 13, 2017
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
1.1% · 63th percentile
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Action score

35

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
35 / 40 · 8.8 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 1.1%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
cloudfoundrycloud foundry uaa bosh
pivotal softwarecloud foundry cf
pivotal softwarecloud foundry uaa

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • cloudfoundry cloud foundry uaa boshup to 30 inclusive
  • cloudfoundry cloud foundry uaa bosh13.1
  • cloudfoundry cloud foundry uaa bosh13.10
  • cloudfoundry cloud foundry uaa bosh13.11
  • cloudfoundry cloud foundry uaa bosh13.2
  • cloudfoundry cloud foundry uaa bosh13.3
  • cloudfoundry cloud foundry uaa bosh13.4
  • cloudfoundry cloud foundry uaa bosh13.5
  • cloudfoundry cloud foundry uaa bosh13.6
  • cloudfoundry cloud foundry uaa bosh13.7
  • cloudfoundry cloud foundry uaa bosh13.8
  • cloudfoundry cloud foundry uaa bosh13.9
  • cloudfoundry cloud foundry uaa bosh24
  • cloudfoundry cloud foundry uaa bosh24.1
  • cloudfoundry cloud foundry uaa bosh24.2
  • cloudfoundry cloud foundry uaa bosh24.3
  • cloudfoundry cloud foundry uaa bosh24.4
  • cloudfoundry cloud foundry uaa bosh24.5
  • cloudfoundry cloud foundry uaa bosh24.6
  • cloudfoundry cloud foundry uaa bosh30.1

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (dell). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • n/a Cloud Foundry UAA

    • Cloud Foundry UAAaffected

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Mavenorg.cloudfoundry.identity:cloudfoundry-identity-serverfrom 2.0.0 · before 2.7.4.142.7.4.14
Mavenorg.cloudfoundry.identity:cloudfoundry-identity-serverfrom 3.0.0 · before 3.6.83.6.8
Mavenorg.cloudfoundry.identity:cloudfoundry-identity-serverfrom 3.10.0 · before 3.15.03.15.0
Mavenorg.cloudfoundry.identity:cloudfoundry-identity-serverfrom 3.7.0 · before 3.9.103.9.10

Same product

cloudfoundry: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2016-6637Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in Pivotal Cloud Foundry (PCF) before 242; UAA 2.x before 2.7.4.7, 3.x before 3.3
    38Monitor
  • CVE-2016-4468SQL injection vulnerability in Pivotal Cloud Foundry (PCF) before 238; UAA 2.x before 2.7.4.4, 3.x before 3.3.0.2, and 3.4.x before 3.4.1; U
    36Monitor
  • CVE-2016-6651The UAA /oauth/token endpoint in Pivotal Cloud Foundry (PCF) before 243; UAA 2.x before 2.7.4.8, 3.x before 3.3.0.6, and 3.4.x before 3.4.5;
    36Monitor
  • CVE-2016-3084The UAA reset password flow in Cloud Foundry release v236 and earlier versions, UAA release v3.3.0 and earlier versions, all versions of Log
    32Monitor
  • CVE-2016-6659Cloud Foundry before 248; UAA 2.x before 2.7.4.12, 3.x before 3.6.5, and 3.7.x through 3.9.x before 3.9.3; and UAA bosh release (aka uaa-rel
    32Monitor
  • CVE-2017-4994An issue was discovered in Cloud Foundry Foundation cf-release versions prior to v263; UAA release 2.x versions prior to v2.7.4.18, 3.6.x ve
    30Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
Maven:org.cloudfoundry.identity:cloudfoundry-identity-server2.7.4.14Package registry (OSV)
Maven:org.cloudfoundry.identity:cloudfoundry-identity-server3.15.0Package registry (OSV)
Maven:org.cloudfoundry.identity:cloudfoundry-identity-server3.6.8Package registry (OSV)
Maven:org.cloudfoundry.identity:cloudfoundry-identity-server3.9.10Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

Finders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.

No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • A low-privileged account is enough.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-269 · Improper Privilege Management

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvd-primary

Root cause

To simplify setup, a service account is granted broad, cluster-wide permissions. The principle of least privilege is skipped during installation.

The bug in code

The whole CWE-269 class

A representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.

Vulnerable

yaml
kind: ClusterRolerules:  - apiGroups: ["*"]    resources: ["*"]    verbs: ["*"]

Fixed

yaml
kind: Rolemetadata:  namespace: lodos-systemrules:  - apiGroups: ["apps"]    resources: ["deployments"]    verbs: ["get", "list", "update"]

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

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Change log

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References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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