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CVE-2015-5171

Published: Oct 24, 2017Updated: May 13, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSA BDUCWE-613
NVD MITRE
9.8CVSSCRITICAL
EPSS Score
1.2%
Top 36.8%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

The password change functionality in 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 existing sessions.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-613

Affected Products

n/an/a
org.cloudfoundry.identity:cloudfoundry-identity-serverMavenOSS Libraries
UAACloud Foundry Foundation
Mixed
Cloud & SaaS / container-orchestration
Elastic RuntimeCloud Foundry Foundation
Mixed
Cloud & SaaS / container-orchestration
Runtime CF-ReleaseCloud Foundry Foundation
Mixed
Cloud & SaaS / container-orchestration
mavenpackage-ecosystemOSS Libraries
cloud foundry foundationoss-projectCloud & SaaSaka cloudfoundry, cloud foundry
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Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Defense Evasion
Initial Access
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References

https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2015-5170-5173
pivotal.io
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5171
nvd.nist.gov
https://github.com/cloudfoundry/uaa/commit/7c70a85f4c7b5a9b1603bc57cab14a7ffef2168b
github.com
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Timeline

Published
Oct 24, 2017
Last Updated
May 13, 2026

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