UAA clients.write vulnerability
Priority LOW 35CWE-269Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.
Summary
Cloud Foundry UAA versions prior to v73.4.0 contain a vulnerability where a malicious client possessing the 'clients.write' authority or scope can bypass the restrictions imposed on clients created via 'clients.write' and create clients with arbitrary scopes that the creator does not possess.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01119 66th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed UAA Release (OSS) (Cloud Foundry): v73.4.0
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 (OSS) | before v73.4.0 | v73.4.0 | Patch available | CNA |
- UAA Release (OSS) VendorCloud Foundry Affected before v73.4.0 Fixed in v73.4.0 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 3
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:application_service:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.3.0 to before 2.3.15; 2.4.0 to before 2.4.11; 2.5.0 to before 2.5.7; 2.6.0 to before 2.6.2 | Vulnerable | Spring by Pivotal |
| cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 73.4.0 | Vulnerable | Spring by Pivotal |
| cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:operations_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.3.0 to before 2.3.22; 2.4.0 to before 2.4.16; 2.5.0 to before 2.5.10; 2.6.0 to before 2.6.4 | Vulnerable | Spring by Pivotal |
- cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:application_service:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.0 to before 2.3.15; 2.4.0 to before 2.4.11; 2.5.0 to before 2.5.7; 2.6.0 to before 2.6.2 Vulnerable ·Spring by Pivotal
- cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 73.4.0 Vulnerable ·Spring by Pivotal
- cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:operations_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.0 to before 2.3.22; 2.4.0 to before 2.4.16; 2.5.0 to before 2.5.10; 2.6.0 to before 2.6.4 Vulnerable ·Spring by Pivotal
Remediation
- Fix · CNA UAA Release (OSS) (Cloud Foundry) Fixed in v73.4.0
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-11270
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cgmm-ggpv-874w
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-2019-11270 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-11270 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-cgmm-ggpv-874w · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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