Cloud Foundry DeploymentApplication · Pivotal

CVE-2023-34061

HIGH · 7.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-01-12
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to after 33.5.0 or later.
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84/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable No privileges 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
Cloud Foundry routing release versions from v0.163.0 to v0.283.0 are vulnerable to a DOS attack. An unauthenticated attacker can use this vulnerability to force route pruning and therefore degrade the service availability of the Cloud Foundry deployment.

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 · moderate confidence

Cloud Foundry routing release versions v0.163.0 through v0.283.0 contain a vulnerability allowing unauthenticated attackers to trigger forced route pruning, resulting in denial of service through degraded service availability.

MitigationUpgrade the Cloud Foundry routing release to a version newer than v0.283.0 to remediate this vulnerability.

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
Cloud Foundry DeploymentApplication
Affected:>= 0.28.0, <= 33.5.0
Cloud Foundry Routing ReleaseApplication
Affected:>= 0.163.0, <= 0.283.0

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
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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. Check the installed Routing Release version
    Run 'bosh -e <environment> releases' or check the deployment manifest for the routing-release version under the releases section. Look for the version number in the format v0.xxxx
    Affected if The routing release version is between v0.163.0 and v0.283.0 inclusive
  2. Verify the PCF Deployment version
    Run 'bosh -e <environment> deployments' or check the ops manager UI for the Pivotal Cloud Foundry deployment version. Check the product deployment manifest
    Affected if The deployment version is between 0.28.0 and 33.5.0 inclusive
  3. Confirm the routing API is externally accessible
    Check the routing manifest or config for 'router_status' or 'routing_api' endpoint exposure. Look for routes in the manifest under properties.router.status or routing_api section that bind to an external IP
    Affected if The routing API status endpoint is reachable from untrusted networks without authentication
  4. Inspect route pruning configuration
    Check the routing-release manifest for pruning-related settings. Look for 'pruning' or 'garbage_collection' settings in the router or route_emitter job configurations
    Affected if Route pruning is enabled and can be triggered by unauthenticated requests

A user is affected if their Cloud Foundry deployment uses routing release v0.163.0 through v0.283.0 (or PCF deployment 0.28.0 through 33.5.0) with an exposed routing API that accepts unauthenticated requests

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

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dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to a release after 33.5.0
Interim mitigation

Upgrade the Cloud Foundry routing release to a version newer than v0.283.0 to remediate this vulnerability.

Recommended fix Moderate confidence

Cloud Foundry Routing Release >= 0.284.0

  1. Upgrade Cloud Foundry Routing Release to version 0.284.0 or later
  2. After upgrading, verify that route pruning functions normally and service availability is restored
  3. Monitor the deployment for any unexpected behavior following the upgrade
Caveat Review release notes for any changes to route pruning behavior in the new version

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Cloud Foundry Deployment Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation6.0 h
  • Implementation12.0 h
  • Testing8.0 h
  • Review / QA4.0 h
30.0 hours of engineering $5,280
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