User Account And AuthenticationApplication · Cloudfoundry

CVE-2019-11278

HIGH · 8.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2019-09-26
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 74.1.0 or later.
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94/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
CF UAA versions prior to 74.1.0, allow external input to be directly queried against. A remote malicious user with 'client.write' and 'groups.update' can craft a SCIM query, which leaks information that allows an escalation of privileges, ultimately allowing the malicious user to gain control of UAA scopes they should not have.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · high confidence

This is a SCIM (System for Cross-domain Identity Management) query injection vulnerability in Cloud Foundry UAA (User Account and Authentication) that allows authenticated attackers with 'client.write' and 'groups.update' permissions to craft malicious SCIM queries that leak sensitive information, enabling privilege escalation to gain control of UAA scopes they should not have access to.

MitigationUpgrade UAA to version 74.1.0 or later. Until patched, strictly limit and audit users granted 'client.write' and 'groups.update' permissions as these are required for exploitation.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
User Account And AuthenticationApplication
Affected:< 74.1.0

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify installed UAA version
    Query the UAA /info endpoint (e.g., curl https://uaa.example.com/info) or check the UAA release manifest file for the version field
    Affected if The reported version is less than 74.1.0
  2. Confirm SCIM endpoint accessibility
    Verify the /Users SCIM endpoint is accessible (e.g., GET https://uaa.example.com/Users?startIndex=1)
    Affected if The SCIM endpoint responds to authenticated requests
  3. Identify clients or users with client.write permission
    Query the UAA for clients or users granted the 'clients.write' authority. This can be done via the UAA API: GET /oauth/clients or by reviewing client configuration files
    Affected if Any client or user account possesses the 'client.write' permission
  4. Identify clients or users with groups.update permission
    Query the UAA for users or clients granted the 'groups.update' authority. Use the UAA API: GET /Users or check group membership configurations
    Affected if Any client or user account possesses the 'groups.update' permission
  5. Check for combined vulnerable permissions
    Cross-reference results from steps 3 and 4 to identify if any single principal (user or client) has BOTH 'client.write' AND 'groups.update' permissions simultaneously
    Affected if A single authenticated principal has both permissions granted

Your environment is affected if UAA version is below 74.1.0 AND at least one authenticated principal holds both 'client.write' and 'groups.update' permissions in your UAA deployment.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Upgrade available Upgrade to 74.1.0 or later
Fixed in 74.1.0
Interim mitigation

Upgrade UAA to version 74.1.0 or later. Until patched, strictly limit and audit users granted 'client.write' and 'groups.update' permissions as these are required for exploitation.

Fix this in User Account And Authentication Scoped from the published advisory
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