Path Traversal in Cloud Foundry Foundation CAPI-release (CVE-2017-8033)
Summary
Path traversal in Cloud Foundry Foundation CAPI-release (CVE-2017-8033). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
An issue was discovered in the Cloud Controller API in Cloud Foundry Foundation CAPI-release versions prior to v1.35.0 and cf-release versions prior to v268. A filesystem traversal vulnerability exists in the Cloud Controller that allows a space developer to escalate privileges by pushing a specially crafted application that can write arbitrary files to the Cloud Controller VM.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2017-8033 has been found in Cloud Foundry Foundation CAPI-release.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: 7.8/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Cloud Foundry Foundation CAPI-release CVE-2017-8033" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2017-8033 (Cloud Foundry Foundation CAPI-release) — CWE-22 / CVSS v3 7.8
Attack vector: local / unauthenticated
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.
Path traversal (CWE-22) exists in Cloud Foundry Foundation CAPI-release.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Cloud Foundry Foundation CAPI-release.
Severity: High (CVSS 7.8/10). 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 Foundation CAPI-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