Cloud Foundry Cloud Controller up to 1.90.x Job insufficiently protected credentials

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cloud Foundry Cloud Controller up to 1.90.x. It has been rated as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Job Handler. This manipulation causes insufficiently protected credentials. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2020-5400. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cloud Foundry Cloud Controller up to 1.90.x (Cloud Software). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component Job Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a insufficiently protected credentials vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-522. The product transmits or stores authentication credentials, but it uses an insecure method that is susceptible to unauthorized interception and/or retrieval. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Cloud Foundry Cloud Controller (CAPI), versions prior to 1.91.0, logs properties of background jobs when they are run, which may include sensitive information such as credentials if provided to the job. A malicious user with access to those logs may gain unauthorized access to resources protected by such credentials.

The weakness was presented 02/27/2020 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at cloudfoundry.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2020-5400 since 01/03/2020. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be launched remotely. The successful exploitation requires a single authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1552 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 1.91.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3

VulDB Base Score: 3.0
VulDB Temp Score: 2.9
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CNA Base Score: 8.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Insufficiently protected credentials
CWE: CWE-522
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Cloud Foundry Cloud Controller 1.91.0

Timelineinfo

01/03/2020 🔍
02/27/2020 +55 days 🔍
02/28/2020 +1 days 🔍
05/10/2025 +1898 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: cloudfoundry.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2020-5400 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-5400
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-150703

Entryinfo

Created: 02/28/2020 03:29 PM
Updated: 05/10/2025 05:13 PM
Changes: 02/28/2020 03:29 PM (38), 02/28/2020 03:34 PM (12), 04/07/2024 10:57 AM (34), 05/10/2025 05:13 PM (5)
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