Cloud Foundry UAA MFA does not prevent brute force of MFA code
Priority MEDIUM 44CWE-307Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-307.
Summary
Cloud Foundry UAA, all versions prior to 4.20.0 and Cloud Foundry UAA Release, all versions prior to 61.0, allows brute forcing of MFA codes. A remote unauthenticated malicious user in possession of a valid username and password can brute force MFA to login as the targeted user.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01101 65th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed UAA Release (Cloud Foundry): 61.0UAA (Cloud Foundry): 4.20.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud Foundry | UAA Release | all versions to before 61.0 | 61.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| Cloud Foundry | UAA | all versions to before 4.20.0 | 4.20.0 | Patch available | CNA |
- UAA Release VendorCloud Foundry Affected all versions to before 61.0 Fixed in 61.0 Patch available CNA
- UAA VendorCloud Foundry Affected all versions to before 4.20.0 Fixed in 4.20.0 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloudfoundry_uaa:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 4.20.0 | Vulnerable | Spring by Pivotal |
| cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloudfoundry_uaa_release:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 61.0 | Vulnerable | Spring by Pivotal |
- cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloudfoundry_uaa:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 4.20.0 Vulnerable ·Spring by Pivotal
- cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloudfoundry_uaa_release:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 61.0 Vulnerable ·Spring by Pivotal
Remediation
- Fix · CNA UAA Release (Cloud Foundry) Fixed in 61.0
- Fix · CNA UAA (Cloud Foundry) Fixed in 4.20.0
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-11082
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2rm2-vwh2-fp52
References
More Cloud Foundry vulnerabilities
- TI-2018-11240 UAA Privilege Escalation CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2018-01169 Log Cache logs UAA client secret on startup CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-18259 Cloud Foundry UAA SAML 2.0 Signature Bypass CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
- TI-2019-02813 Java Projects using HTTP to fetch dependencies CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-24613 Authentication bypass by spoofing in Cloud Foundry haproxy-boshrelease CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2018-11235 UAA can issue tokens across identity providers if users with matching usernames exist CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2018-11082 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-11082 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2rm2-vwh2-fp52 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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