Privilege Escalation in Cloud Foundry cf-release (CVE-2017-8032)
Summary
Vulnerability in Cloud Foundry cf-release (CVE-2017-8032). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
In Cloud Foundry cf-release versions prior to v264; UAA release all versions of UAA v2.x.x, 3.6.x versions prior to v3.6.13, 3.9.x versions prior to v3.9.15, 3.20.x versions prior to v3.20.0, and other versions prior to v4.4.0; and UAA bosh release (uaa-release) 13.x versions prior to v13.17, 24.x versions prior to v24.12. 30.x versions prior to 30.5, and other versions prior to v41, zone administrators are allowed to escalate their privileges when mapping permissions for an external provider.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD GitHub Advisory
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2017-8032 has been found in Cloud Foundry cf-release.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: 6.6/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Cloud Foundry cf-release CVE-2017-8032" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2017-8032 (Cloud Foundry cf-release) — CWE-269 / CVSS v3 6.6
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (CWE-269) exists in Cloud Foundry cf-release.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Cloud Foundry cf-release.
Severity: Medium (CVSS 6.6/10). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで Cloud Foundry cf-release を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
References
- advisory cloudfoundry.org