CVE-2017-4992
Cloud Foundry UAA privilege escalation with user invitations
An issue was discovered in Cloud Foundry Foundation cf-release versions prior to v261; UAA release 2.x versions prior to v2.7.4.17, 3.6.x versions prior to v3.6.11, 3.9.x versions prior to v3.9.13, and other versions prior to v4.2.0; and UAA bosh release (uaa-release) 13.x versions prior to v13.15, 24.x versions prior to v24.10, 30.x versions prior to 30.3, and other versions prior to v37. There is privilege escalation (arbitrary password reset) with user invitations.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An issue was discovered in Cloud Foundry Foundation cf-release versions prior to v261; UAA release 2.x versions prior to v2.7.4.17, 3.6.x versions prior to v3.6.11, 3.9.x versions prior to v3.9.13, and other versions prior to v4.2.0; and UAA bosh release (uaa-release) 13.x versions prior to v13.15, 24.x versions prior to v24.10, 30.x versions prior to 30.3, and other versions prior to v37. There is privilege escalation (arbitrary password reset) with user invitations.
- Record
CVE-2017-4992- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An issue was discovered in Cloud Foundry Foundation cf-release versions prior to v261; UAA release 2.x versions prior to v2.7.4.17, 3.6.x versions prior to v3.6.11, 3.9.x versions prior to v3.9.13, and other versions prior to v4.2.0; and UAA bosh release (uaa-release) 13.x versions prior to v13.15, 24.x versions prior to v24.10, 30.x versions prior to 30.3, and other versions prior to v37. There is privilege escalation (arbitrary password reset) with user invitations.
- Record
CVE-2017-4992- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-4331 No score
An issue was discovered in Cloud Foundry Foundation cf-release versions prior to v261; UAA release 2.x versions prior to v2.7.4.17, 3.6.x versions prior to v3.6.11, 3.9.x versions prior to v3.9.13, and other versions prior to v4.2.0; and UAA bosh release (uaa-release) 13.x versions prior to v13.15, 24.x versions prior to v24.10, 30.x versions prior to 30.3, and other versions prior to v37. There is privilege escalation (arbitrary password reset) with user invitations.
- Record
EUVD-2022-4331- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jcmh-x32v-7mgf
Cloud Foundry UAA privilege escalation with user invitations
An issue was discovered in Cloud Foundry Foundation cf-release versions prior to v261; UAA release 2.x versions prior to v2.7.4.17, 3.6.x versions prior to v3.6.11, 3.9.x versions prior to v3.9.13, and other versions prior to v4.2.0; and UAA bosh release (uaa-release) 13.x versions prior to v13.15, 24.x versions prior to v24.10, 30.x versions prior to 30.3, and other versions prior to v37. There is privilege escalation (arbitrary password reset) with user invitations.
- Record
GHSA-jcmh-x32v-7mgf- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
An issue was discovered in Cloud Foundry Foundation cf-release versions prior to v261; UAA release 2.x versions prior to v2.7.4.17, 3.6.x versions prior to v3.6.11, 3.9.x versions prior to v3.9.13, and other versions prior to v4.2.0; and UAA bosh release (uaa-release) 13.x versions prior to v13.15, 24.x versions prior to v24.10, 30.x versions prior to 30.3, and other versions prior to v37. There is privilege escalation (arbitrary password reset) with user invitations.
- Record
CVE-2017-4992- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-jcmh-x32v-7mgf
Cloud Foundry UAA privilege escalation with user invitations
An issue was discovered in Cloud Foundry Foundation cf-release versions prior to v261; UAA release 2.x versions prior to v2.7.4.17, 3.6.x versions prior to v3.6.11, 3.9.x versions prior to v3.9.13, and other versions prior to v4.2.0; and UAA bosh release (uaa-release) 13.x versions prior to v13.15, 24.x versions prior to v24.10, 30.x versions prior to 30.3, and other versions prior to v37. There is privilege escalation (arbitrary password reset) with user invitations.
- Record
GHSA-jcmh-x32v-7mgf- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.cloudfoundry.identity:cloudfoundry-identity-serverMaven |
2.0.0 up to 2.7.4.17 | 2.7.4.17 |
org.cloudfoundry.identity:cloudfoundry-identity-serverMaven |
3.0.0 up to 3.6.11 | 3.6.11 |
org.cloudfoundry.identity:cloudfoundry-identity-serverMaven |
3.7.0 up to 3.9.13 | 3.9.13 |
org.cloudfoundry.identity:cloudfoundry-identity-serverMaven |
3.10.0 up to 4.2.0 | 4.2.0 |
org.cloudfoundry.identity:cloudfoundry-identity-serverMaven |
3.0.0 up to 3.6.11, plus listed versions 3.0.13.1.03.2.03.2.13.3.0 Show 12 moreShow less3.3.0.13.3.0.23.3.0.33.3.0.43.3.0.53.4.03.4.23.4.33.4.43.4.53.5.03.6.0 |
3.6.11 |
org.cloudfoundry.identity:cloudfoundry-identity-serverMaven |
3.7.0 up to 3.9.13, plus listed versions 3.7.33.8.03.9.03.9.1 |
3.9.13 |
org.cloudfoundry.identity:cloudfoundry-identity-serverMaven |
3.10.0 up to 4.2.0, plus listed versions 3.12.03.13.03.15.03.16.03.18.03.19.03.20.04.1.0 |
4.2.0 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, products | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-4992 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Cloudfoundry Cf-release, published June 13, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.17%, the 67th percentile. Fixed in org.cloudfoundry.identity:cloudfoundry-identity-server 2.7.4.17.
References
cloudfoundry.org/cve-2017-4992
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-4992
github.com/cloudfoundry/uaa/commit/1c9c6dd88266cfa7d333e5d8be1031fa31c5c939