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CVE-2020-5402

UAA fails to check the state parameter when authenticating with external IDPs

Published: Feb 27, 2020Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-352
8.8HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.5%
Top 60.7%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

In Cloud Foundry UAA, versions prior to 74.14.0, a CSRF vulnerability exists due to the OAuth2 state parameter not being checked in the callback function when authenticating with external identity providers.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

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

CWE-352

Affected Products

cloudfoundry
oss-project·US
cf-deploymentOn-premSaaS Service
Cloud & SaaS / container-orchestration
user account and authenticationOn-prem
Cloud & SaaS
Cloud Foundry
commercial·USaka cf deployment, uaa release (oss), capi
UAAOn-premWeb App
Cloud & SaaS / cloud-platform

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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MITRE ATT&CK

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References

https://www.cloudfoundry.org/blog/cve-2020-5402
cloudfoundry.org

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