CredHub Service Broker uses guessable client secret
Priority LOW 38CWE-338Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
Pivotal CredHub Service Broker, versions prior to 1.1.0, uses a guessable form of random number generation in creating service broker's UAA client. A remote malicious user may guess the client secret and obtain or modify credentials for users of the CredHub Service.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01304 70th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed CredHub Service Broker (Pivotal Cloud Foundry): 1.1.0org.springframework.credhub:spring-credhub-core (Maven): 1.1.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pivotal Cloud Foundry | CredHub Service Broker | all versions to before 1.1.0 | 1.1.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | org.springframework.credhub:spring-credhub-core (Maven) | before 1.1.0 | 1.1.0 | Patch available | GHSA-q3jg-4c82-j4xh |
- CredHub Service Broker VendorPivotal Cloud Foundry Affected all versions to before 1.1.0 Fixed in 1.1.0 Patch available CNA
- org.springframework.credhub:spring-credhub-core (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 1.1.0 Fixed in 1.1.0 Patch available GHSA-q3jg-4c82-j4xh
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:credhub_service_broker:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 1.1.0 | Vulnerable | Spring by Pivotal |
- cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:credhub_service_broker:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.1.0 Vulnerable ·Spring by Pivotal
Remediation
- Fix · CNA CredHub Service Broker (Pivotal Cloud Foundry) Fixed in 1.1.0
- Fix · GHSA-q3jg-4c82-j4xh org.springframework.credhub:spring-credhub-core (Maven) Fixed in 1.1.0 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-15795
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q3jg-4c82-j4xh
References
Sources
- CVE-2018-15795 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-15795 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q3jg-4c82-j4xh · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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