UAA can issue tokens across identity providers if users with matching usernames exist
Priority MEDIUM 42CWE-863Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- 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-863.
Summary
Cloud Foundry UAA, versions 60 prior to 66.0, contain an authorization logic error. In environments with multiple identity providers that contain accounts across identity providers with the same username, a remote authenticated user with access to one of these accounts may be able to obtain a token for an account of the same username in the other identity provider.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01782 78th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed UAA Release (Cloud Foundry): 66.0
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 | 60 to before 66.0 | 66.0 | Patch available | CNA |
- UAA Release VendorCloud Foundry Affected 60 to before 66.0 Fixed in 66.0 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa-release:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 60.0 to before 66.0 | Vulnerable | Spring by Pivotal |
- cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa-release:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 60.0 to before 66.0 Vulnerable ·Spring by Pivotal
Remediation
- Fix · CNA UAA Release (Cloud Foundry) Fixed in 66.0
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-15754
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6c8m-9r93-f9rp
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-2018-07868 Cloud Foundry UAA MFA does not prevent brute force of MFA code 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
Sources
- CVE-2018-15754 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-15754 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6c8m-9r93-f9rp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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