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Fencer Intel
high 7.2

CVE-2017-4991 json

Cloud Foundry UAA password reset vulnerability

published 2017-06-13 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-cgrg-x34r-78f3 , EUVD-2022-3576

cvss
7.2
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.9%
EPSS 0.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 61%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

An issue was discovered in Cloud Foundry Foundation cf-release versions prior to v260; UAA release 2.x versions prior to v2.7.4.16, 3.6.x versions prior to v3.6.10, 3.9.x versions prior to v3.9.12, and other versions prior to v3.17.0; and UAA bosh release (uaa-release) 13.x versions prior to v13.14, 24.x versions prior to v24.9, 30.x versions prior to 30.2, and other versions prior to v36. Privileged users in one zone are allowed to perform a password reset for users in a different zone.

Patch / fix

  • maven org.cloudfoundry.identity:cloudfoundry-identity-server 2.7.4.16, 3.6.10, 3.9.12, 3.17.0

Exploit prediction

0.94% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 61% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 7.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 6.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
GitHub 3.0 7.2 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
maven org.cloudfoundry.identity:cloudfoundry-identity-server
>=2.0.0, <2.7.4.16
>=3.0.0, <3.6.10
>=3.7.0, <3.9.12
>=3.10.0, <3.17.0
2.7.4.16
3.6.10
3.9.12
3.17.0

Affected products

  • n/a Cloud Foundry UAA

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management

References

Sources

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