Privilege escalation through the invitations service
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.
Summary
Pivotal Apps Manager, included in Pivotal Application Service versions 2.3.x prior to 2.3.18, 2.4.x prior to 2.4.14, 2.5.x prior to 2.5.10, and 2.6.x prior to 2.6.5, contains an invitations microservice which allows users to invite others to their organizations. A remote authenticated user can gain additional privileges by inviting themselves to spaces that they should not have access to.
Why it matters now
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 | Pivotal Application Service (PAS) | 2.3 to before 2.3.18; 2.4 to before 2.4.14; 2.5 to before 2.5.10; 2.6 to before 2.6.5 | 2.3.18, 2.4.14, 2.5.10, 2.6.5 | Patch available | CNA |
- Pivotal Application Service (PAS) VendorPivotal Affected 2.3 to before 2.3.18; 2.4 to before 2.4.14; 2.5 to before 2.5.10; 2.6 to before 2.6.5 Fixed in 2.3.18, 2.4.14, 2.5.10, 2.6.5 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:pivotal_application_service:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.3.0 to before 2.3.18; 2.4.0 to before 2.4.14; 2.5.0 to before 2.5.10; 2.6.0 to before 2.6.5 | Vulnerable | Spring by Pivotal |
- cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:pivotal_application_service:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.0 to before 2.3.18; 2.4.0 to before 2.4.14; 2.5.0 to before 2.5.10; 2.6.0 to before 2.6.5 Vulnerable ·Spring by Pivotal
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Pivotal Application Service (PAS) (Pivotal) Fixed in 2.3.18, 2.4.14, 2.5.10, 2.6.5
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-11280
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3882-vm2r-v25j
References
More Pivotal vulnerabilities
- TI-2017-05637 Improper input validation in Pivotal Spring Data REST and Spring Boot CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2016-04299 When processing authorization requests using the whitelabel views in Spring Security… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2018-01165 Code injection in Pivotal Spring Security OAuth CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-11237 DoS Attack via Range Requests CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2019-02791 Apps Manager unverified SSL certs in Cloud Controller proxy CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-11239 On Demand Services SDK Timing Attack Vulnerability CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2019-11280 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-11280 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3882-vm2r-v25j · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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