CVE-2018-15761 json
UAA Privilege Escalation
published 2018-11-19 7 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-292x-hjr8-226f , EUVD-2022-1946
- cvss
- 9.9
- version 3.0, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.7%
- EPSS 1.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 77%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Cloud Foundry UAA release, versions prior to v64.0, and UAA, versions prior to 4.23.0, contains a validation error which allows for privilege escalation. A remote authenticated user may modify the url and content of a consent page to gain a token with arbitrary scopes that escalates their privileges.
Patch / fix
- maven org.cloudfoundry.identity:cloudfoundry-identity-server 4.23.0
- Cloud Foundry UAA 4.23.0
- Cloud Foundry UAA Release 64.0
Exploit prediction
1.71% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 77% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.0 | 9.9 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.0 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| GitHub | 3.0 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| maven | org.cloudfoundry.identity:cloudfoundry-identity-server | <4.23.0 |
4.23.0 |
Affected products
- Cloud Foundry UAA
- Cloud Foundry UAA Release
References
-
github.com
/cloudfoundry/uaa/commit/3f0730a015d10166de23b7e036743c185f0576a6
web
-
github.com
/cloudfoundry/uaa/commit/95b7d9e7fae534a362b98de1df5bf501cd52c481
web
-
cloudfoundry.org
/blog/cve-2018-15761/
vendor-advisory
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-15761
advisory
-
github.com
/cloudfoundry/uaa
package
-
cloudfoundry.org
/blog/cve-2018-15761
web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2018-15761
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-292x-hjr8-226f
- NVD CVE-2018-15761
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