Weak password recovery in Pivotal Cloud Foundry
Priority LOW 19CWE-640Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-640.
Summary
With Cloud Foundry Runtime cf-release versions v208 or earlier, UAA Standalone versions 2.2.5 or earlier and Pivotal Cloud Foundry Runtime 1.4.5 or earlier, old Password Reset Links are not expired after the user changes their current email address to a new one. This vulnerability is applicable only when using the UAA internal user store for authentication. Deployments enabled for integration via SAML or LDAP are not affected.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00816 57th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed org.cloudfoundry.identity:cloudfoundry-identity-server (Maven): 2.2.5
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 | Runtime cf-release versions v208 or earlier; UAA Standalone versions 2.2.5 or earlier; Runtime 1.4.5 or earlier | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | org.cloudfoundry.identity:cloudfoundry-identity-server (Maven) | before 2.2.5 | 2.2.5 | Patch available | GHSA-fj69-p8f6-q97h |
- Cloud Foundry VendorPivotal Affected Runtime cf-release versions v208 or earlier; UAA Standalone versions 2.2.5 or earlier; Runtime 1.4.5 or earlier Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- org.cloudfoundry.identity:cloudfoundry-identity-server (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 2.2.5 Fixed in 2.2.5 Patch available GHSA-fj69-p8f6-q97h
CPE configurations NVD · 3
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:cf-release:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 208 | Vulnerable | CloudFoundry Foundation |
| cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_elastic_runtime:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 1.4.5 | Vulnerable | Spring by Pivotal |
| cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 2.2.5 | Vulnerable | Spring by Pivotal |
- cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:cf-release:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 208 Vulnerable ·CloudFoundry Foundation
- cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_elastic_runtime:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.4.5 Vulnerable ·Spring by Pivotal
- cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.2.5 Vulnerable ·Spring by Pivotal
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-fj69-p8f6-q97h org.cloudfoundry.identity:cloudfoundry-identity-server (Maven) Fixed in 2.2.5 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-3189
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fj69-p8f6-q97h
References
More Pivotal vulnerabilities
- TI-2017-05637 Improper input validation in Pivotal Spring Data REST and Spring Boot CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2016-04299 When processing authorization requests using the whitelabel views in Spring Security… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2018-01165 Code injection in Pivotal Spring Security OAuth CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- 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-2015-3189 · CVE Program
- CVE-2015-3189 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fj69-p8f6-q97h · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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