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CVE-2017-4973

An issue was discovered in Cloud Foundry Foundation cf-release versions prior to v257; UAA release 2.x versions prior to v2.7.4.14, 3.6.x versions prior to v3.6.8, 3.9.x versions prior to v3.9.10, ...

Published: Jun 13, 2017Updated: May 13, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-269
NVD MITRE
8.8CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
1.1%
Top 39.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Cloud Foundry UAA Privilege Escalation

CVSS Vector Breakdown

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

CWE-269

Affected Products

org.cloudfoundry.identity:cloudfoundry-identity-serverMavenOSS Libraries
Cloud Foundry UAAn/a
cloud foundry uaa boshcloudfoundry
On-prem
Cloud & SaaS / container-orchestration
cloud foundry cfpivotal software
Mixed
Cloud & SaaS / cloud-platform
cloud foundry uaapivotal software
SaaSWeb App
Cloud & SaaS
mavenpackage-ecosystemOSS Libraries
cloudfoundryoss-projectUSCloud & SaaS
pivotal softwarecommercialUSCloud & SaaSaka pivotal

Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-4973
nvd.nist.gov
https://github.com/cloudfoundry/uaa/commit/0762cc768592abc4fb1c6afd9974ea6fb964f0f2
github.com
https://github.com/cloudfoundry/uaa/commit/18cf22ba9177f1124f85f99651b474b48f12cd28
github.com
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Timeline

Published
Jun 13, 2017
Last Updated
May 13, 2026

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