Path traversal in Pivotal Cloud Foundry
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
A path traversal vulnerability was identified in the Cloud Foundry component Cloud Controller that affects cf-release versions prior to v208 and Pivotal Cloud Foundry Elastic Runtime versions prior to 1.4.2. Path traversal is the 'outbreak' of a given directory structure through relative file paths in the user input. It aims at accessing files and directories that are stored outside the web root folder, for disallowed reading or even executing arbitrary system commands. An attacker could use a certain parameter of the file path for instance to inject '../' sequences in order to navigate through the file system. In this particular case a remote authenticated attacker can exploit the identified vulnerability in order to upload arbitrary files to the server running a Cloud Controller instance - outside the isolated application container.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pivotal | Cloud Foundry | cf-release versions prior to v208; Elastic Runtime versions prior to 1.4.2 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Cloud Foundry VendorPivotal Affected cf-release versions prior to v208; Elastic Runtime versions prior to 1.4.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:cf-release:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 207 | Vulnerable | CloudFoundry Foundation |
| cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_elastic_runtime:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 1.4.1 | Vulnerable | Spring by Pivotal |
- cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:cf-release:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 207 Vulnerable ·CloudFoundry Foundation
- cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_elastic_runtime:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.4.1 Vulnerable ·Spring by Pivotal
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-1834
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xmcg-5rvr-g4j6
References
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- TI-2018-11237 DoS Attack via Range Requests CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2019-02791 Apps Manager unverified SSL certs in Cloud Controller proxy CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-11239 On Demand Services SDK Timing Attack Vulnerability CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2015-1834 · CVE Program
- CVE-2015-1834 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xmcg-5rvr-g4j6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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