Escalation of Privileges in Cloud Controller
Published Apr 17, 2019
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.34%
Description
Cloud Foundry Cloud Controller API Release, versions prior to 1.79.0, contains improper authentication when validating user permissions. A remote authenticated malicious user with the ability to create UAA clients and knowledge of the email of a victim in the foundation may escalate their privileges to that of the victim by creating a client with a name equal to the guid of their victim.
Affected products
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- Version AllStatusaffectedConstraints<1.79.0
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud Foundry | CAPI-release | n/a |
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- < 1.79.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1 other source (CVE.org) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.34% (0.01339) | 70.26th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.36% (0.01365) | 68.10th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 1.95% (0.01948) | 81.52th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.20% (0.00200) | 57.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.20% (0.00200) | 56.05th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 52.13th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 48.43th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 9.03% (0.09029) | 86.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 3.43% (0.03427) | 68.31th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 3.43% (0.03427) | 68.01th | v1 |
| Jan 5, 2022 | 0.78% (0.00785) | 53.58th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.78% (0.00785) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (2)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108095 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://www.cloudfoundry.org/blog/cve-2019-3798 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108095 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://www.cloudfoundry.org/blog/cve-2019-3798 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory |
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