UAA Privilege Escalation
Priority MEDIUM 46Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
Cloud Foundry UAA release, versions prior to v64.0, and UAA, versions prior to 4.23.0, contains a validation error which allows for privilege escalation. A remote authenticated user may modify the url and content of a consent page to gain a token with arbitrary scopes that escalates their privileges.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01713 77th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed UAA (Cloud Foundry): 4.23.0UAA Release (Cloud Foundry): 64.0+1 more product
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 | all versions to before 4.23.0 | 4.23.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| Cloud Foundry | UAA Release | all versions to before 64.0 | 64.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | org.cloudfoundry.identity:cloudfoundry-identity-server (Maven) | before 4.23.0 | 4.23.0 | Patch available | GHSA-292x-hjr8-226f |
- UAA VendorCloud Foundry Affected all versions to before 4.23.0 Fixed in 4.23.0 Patch available CNA
- UAA Release VendorCloud Foundry Affected all versions to before 64.0 Fixed in 64.0 Patch available CNA
- org.cloudfoundry.identity:cloudfoundry-identity-server (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 4.23.0 Fixed in 4.23.0 Patch available GHSA-292x-hjr8-226f
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 4.23.0 | Vulnerable | Spring by Pivotal |
| cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloudfoundry_uaa_release:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 64.0 | Vulnerable | Spring by Pivotal |
- cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 4.23.0 Vulnerable ·Spring by Pivotal
- cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloudfoundry_uaa_release:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 64.0 Vulnerable ·Spring by Pivotal
Remediation
- Fix · CNA UAA (Cloud Foundry) Fixed in 4.23.0
- Fix · CNA UAA Release (Cloud Foundry) Fixed in 64.0
- Fix · GHSA-292x-hjr8-226f org.cloudfoundry.identity:cloudfoundry-identity-server (Maven) Fixed in 4.23.0 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-15761
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-292x-hjr8-226f
References
Advisory 2
More Cloud Foundry vulnerabilities
- 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
- TI-2018-11235 UAA can issue tokens across identity providers if users with matching usernames exist CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2018-15761 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-15761 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-292x-hjr8-226f · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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