Incorrect authorization in Pivotal Application Service
Priority LOW 31CWE-863Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-863.
Summary
Apps Manager included in Pivotal Application Service, versions 1.12.x prior to 1.12.22, 2.0.x prior to 2.0.13, and 2.1.x prior to 2.1.4 contains an authorization enforcement vulnerability. A member of any org is able to create invitations to any org for which the org GUID can be discovered. Accepting this invitation gives unauthorized access to view the member list, domains, quotas and other information about the org.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01212 68th 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pivotal | Pivotal Application Service | 1.12.x prior to 1.12.22 and 2.0.x prior to 2.0.13 and 2.1.x prior to 2.1.4 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Pivotal Application Service VendorPivotal Affected 1.12.x prior to 1.12.22 and 2.0.x prior to 2.0.13 and 2.1.x prior to 2.1.4 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:pivotal_application_service:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.12.0 to before 1.12.22; 2.0.0 to before 2.0.13; 2.1.0 to before 2.1.4 | Vulnerable | Spring by Pivotal |
- cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:pivotal_application_service:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.12.0 to before 1.12.22; 2.0.0 to before 2.0.13; 2.1.0 to before 2.1.4 Vulnerable ·Spring by Pivotal
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-1278
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wcww-4vrg-9h35
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-2018-1278 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-1278 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wcww-4vrg-9h35 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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