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TI-2017-05633 Aliases CVE-2017-8040GHSA-fc7r-qxmj-ff6j

XML external entity injection in PCF Single Sign-On for PCF:1.3.x versions prior to…

Priority LOW 31CWE-611Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-611 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

In Single Sign-On for Pivotal Cloud Foundry (PCF) 1.3.x versions prior to 1.3.4 and 1.4.x versions prior to 1.4.3, an XXE (XML External Entity) attack was discovered in the Single Sign-On service dashboard. Privileged users can in some cases upload malformed XML leading to exposure of data on the Single Sign-On service broker file system.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01074 65th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—PCF Single Sign-On for PCF:1.3.x versions prior to 1.3.4, 1.4.x versions prior to 1.4.3PCF Single Sign-On for PCF:1.3.x versions prior to 1.3.4, 1.4.x versions prior to 1.4.3—No fix listedCNA
  • PCF Single Sign-On for PCF:1.3.x versions prior to 1.3.4, 1.4.x versions prior to 1.4.3 Vendor— Affected PCF Single Sign-On for PCF:1.3.x versions prior to 1.3.4, 1.4.x versions prior to 1.4.3 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 7

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:single_sign-on_for_pivotal_cloud_foundry:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3.0VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:single_sign-on_for_pivotal_cloud_foundry:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3.2VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:single_sign-on_for_pivotal_cloud_foundry:1.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3.3VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:single_sign-on_for_pivotal_cloud_foundry:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.0VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:single_sign-on_for_pivotal_cloud_foundry:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.1VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:single_sign-on_for_pivotal_cloud_foundry:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.2VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:single_sign-on_for_pivotal_cloud_foundry:1.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.3VulnerableVMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:single_sign-on_for_pivotal_cloud_foundry:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:single_sign-on_for_pivotal_cloud_foundry:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.2 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:single_sign-on_for_pivotal_cloud_foundry:1.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.3 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:single_sign-on_for_pivotal_cloud_foundry:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:single_sign-on_for_pivotal_cloud_foundry:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:single_sign-on_for_pivotal_cloud_foundry:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.2 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:single_sign-on_for_pivotal_cloud_foundry:1.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.3 Vulnerable ·VMware

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-8040
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fc7r-qxmj-ff6j

References

Patch 1

  • TI-2017-05635 Cross-site scripting in Single Sign-On for PCF 1.3.x versions prior to 1.3.4 and 1.4.x… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
  • TI-2017-05634 Cross-site scripting in PCF Single Sign-On for PCF:1.3.x versions prior to 1.3.4, 1.4.x… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1

Sources

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