CVE-2015-5172 json
Cloud Foundry Runtime has Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password
published 2017-10-24 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-cq6m-74r4-x77g , EUVD-2022-3609
- cvss
- 9.8
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.2%
- EPSS 1.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 67%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Cloud Foundry Runtime cf-release before 216, UAA before 2.5.2, and Pivotal Cloud Foundry (PCF) Elastic Runtime before 1.7.0 allow attackers to have unspecified impact by leveraging failure to expire password reset links.
Patch / fix
- maven org.cloudfoundry.identity:cloudfoundry-identity-server 2.5.2
- cloudfoundry cf-release 216
- pivotal_software cloud_foundry_elastic_runtime 1.7.0
- pivotal_software cloud_foundry_uaa 2.5.2
Exploit prediction
1.17% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 67% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| maven | org.cloudfoundry.identity:cloudfoundry-identity-server | <2.5.2 |
2.5.2 |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-640 Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password
References
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2015-5172
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-cq6m-74r4-x77g
- NVD CVE-2015-5172
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