CVE-2018-11047
Cloud Foundry UAA accepts refresh token as access token on admin endpoints
Cloud Foundry UAA, versions 4.19 prior to 4.19.2 and 4.12 prior to 4.12.4 and 4.10 prior to 4.10.2 and 4.7 prior to 4.7.6 and 4.5 prior to 4.5.7, incorrectly authorizes requests to admin endpoints by accepting a valid refresh token in lieu of an access token. Refresh tokens by design have a longer expiration time than access tokens, allowing the possessor of a refresh token to authenticate longer than expected. This affects the administrative endpoints of the UAA. i.e. /Users, /Groups, etc. However, if the user has been deleted or had groups removed, or the client was deleted, the refresh token will no longer be valid.
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
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
7.5
Cloud Foundry UAA, versions 4.19 prior to 4.19.2 and 4.12 prior to 4.12.4 and 4.10 prior to 4.10.2 and 4.7 prior to 4.7.6 and 4.5 prior to 4.5.7, incorrectly authorizes requests to admin endpoints by accepting a valid refresh token in lieu of an access token. Refresh tokens by design have a longer expiration time than access tokens, allowing the possessor of a refresh token to authenticate longer than expected. This affects the administrative endpoints of the UAA. i.e. /Users, /Groups, etc. However, if the user has been deleted or had groups removed, or the client was deleted, the refresh token will no longer be valid.
- Record
CVE-2018-11047- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Cloud Foundry UAA, versions 4.19 prior to 4.19.2 and 4.12 prior to 4.12.4 and 4.10 prior to 4.10.2 and 4.7 prior to 4.7.6 and 4.5 prior to 4.5.7, incorrectly authorizes requests to admin endpoints by accepting a valid refresh token in lieu of an access token. Refresh tokens by design have a longer expiration time than access tokens, allowing the possessor of a refresh token to authenticate longer than expected. This affects the administrative endpoints of the UAA. i.e. /Users, /Groups, etc. However, if the user has been deleted or had groups removed, or the client was deleted, the refresh token will no longer be valid.
- Record
CVE-2018-11047- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-5092 No score
Cloud Foundry UAA, versions 4.19 prior to 4.19.2 and 4.12 prior to 4.12.4 and 4.10 prior to 4.10.2 and 4.7 prior to 4.7.6 and 4.5 prior to 4.5.7, incorrectly authorizes requests to admin endpoints by accepting a valid refresh token in lieu of an access token. Refresh tokens by design have a longer expiration time than access tokens, allowing the possessor of a refresh token to authenticate longer than expected. This affects the administrative endpoints of the UAA. i.e. /Users, /Groups, etc. However, if the user has been deleted or had groups removed, or the client was deleted, the refresh token will no longer be valid.
- Record
EUVD-2022-5092- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-r4v8-9hgx-vm6m
7.5
Cloud Foundry UAA accepts refresh token as access token on admin endpoints
Cloud Foundry UAA, versions 4.19 prior to 4.19.2 and 4.12 prior to 4.12.4 and 4.10 prior to 4.10.2 and 4.7 prior to 4.7.6 and 4.5 prior to 4.5.7, incorrectly authorizes requests to admin endpoints by accepting a valid refresh token in lieu of an access token. Refresh tokens by design have a longer expiration time than access tokens, allowing the possessor of a refresh token to authenticate longer than expected. This affects the administrative endpoints of the UAA. i.e. /Users, /Groups, etc. However, if the user has been deleted or had groups removed, or the client was deleted, the refresh token will no longer be valid.
- Record
GHSA-r4v8-9hgx-vm6m- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
7.5
Cloud Foundry UAA, versions 4.19 prior to 4.19.2 and 4.12 prior to 4.12.4 and 4.10 prior to 4.10.2 and 4.7 prior to 4.7.6 and 4.5 prior to 4.5.7, incorrectly authorizes requests to admin endpoints by accepting a valid refresh token in lieu of an access token. Refresh tokens by design have a longer expiration time than access tokens, allowing the possessor of a refresh token to authenticate longer than expected. This affects the administrative endpoints of the UAA. i.e. /Users, /Groups, etc. However, if the user has been deleted or had groups removed, or the client was deleted, the refresh token will no longer be valid.
- Record
CVE-2018-11047- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-r4v8-9hgx-vm6m
7.5
Cloud Foundry UAA accepts refresh token as access token on admin endpoints
Cloud Foundry UAA, versions 4.19 prior to 4.19.2 and 4.12 prior to 4.12.4 and 4.10 prior to 4.10.2 and 4.7 prior to 4.7.6 and 4.5 prior to 4.5.7, incorrectly authorizes requests to admin endpoints by accepting a valid refresh token in lieu of an access token. Refresh tokens by design have a longer expiration time than access tokens, allowing the possessor of a refresh token to authenticate longer than expected. This affects the administrative endpoints of the UAA. i.e. /Users, /Groups, etc. However, if the user has been deleted or had groups removed, or the client was deleted, the refresh token will no longer be valid.
- Record
GHSA-r4v8-9hgx-vm6m- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.cloudfoundry.identity:cloudfoundry-identity-serverMaven |
before 4.5.7 | 4.5.7 |
org.cloudfoundry.identity:cloudfoundry-identity-serverMaven |
4.6.0 up to 4.7.6 | 4.7.6 |
org.cloudfoundry.identity:cloudfoundry-identity-serverMaven |
4.8.0 up to 4.10.2 | 4.10.2 |
org.cloudfoundry.identity:cloudfoundry-identity-serverMaven |
4.11.0 up to 4.12.4 | 4.12.4 |
org.cloudfoundry.identity:cloudfoundry-identity-serverMaven |
4.13.0 up to 4.19.2 | 4.19.2 |
org.cloudfoundry.identity:cloudfoundry-identity-serverMaven |
before 4.5.7, plus listed versions 3.0.03.0.13.1.03.10.03.12.0 Show 32 moreShow less3.13.03.15.03.16.03.18.03.19.03.2.03.2.13.20.03.3.03.3.0.13.3.0.23.3.0.33.3.0.43.3.0.53.4.03.4.23.4.33.4.43.4.53.5.03.6.03.7.03.7.33.8.03.9.03.9.14.1.04.2.04.3.04.4.04.5.04.5.6 |
4.5.7 |
org.cloudfoundry.identity:cloudfoundry-identity-serverMaven |
4.6.0 up to 4.7.6, plus listed versions 4.6.14.7.04.7.14.7.24.7.44.7.5 |
4.7.6 |
org.cloudfoundry.identity:cloudfoundry-identity-serverMaven |
4.8.0 up to 4.10.2, plus listed versions 4.10.04.10.14.8.24.8.34.9.0 |
4.10.2 |
org.cloudfoundry.identity:cloudfoundry-identity-serverMaven |
4.11.0 up to 4.12.4, plus listed versions 4.12.04.12.14.12.24.12.3 |
4.12.4 |
org.cloudfoundry.identity:cloudfoundry-identity-serverMaven |
4.13.0 up to 4.19.2, plus listed versions 4.13.14.13.34.13.44.14.04.15.0 Show 4 moreShow less4.16.04.17.04.18.04.19.0 |
4.19.2 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-11047 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Cloud Foundry Uaa, published July 24, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.07%, the 64th percentile. Fixed in org.cloudfoundry.identity:cloudfoundry-identity-server 4.5.7.
References
cloudfoundry.org/blog/cve-2018-11047
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-11047
github.com/cloudfoundry/uaa/commit/0cd3c6fdd96206a1d6a376ac62e21e59e16cdcb1
github.com/cloudfoundry/uaa/commit/2906057dae995024576ce6afdc20abd85569514
github.com/cloudfoundry/uaa/commit/4cb1be404cf4a82e39cf2a6357aa17af8b33f2a1
github.com/cloudfoundry/uaa/commit/4fa3e351ec0bface3b693810605905e29a9a8569
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github.com/cloudfoundry/uaa/commit/5d021e83ef143c64179d0da015aa76321ee40988
github.com/cloudfoundry/uaa/commit/81aeb7a3aa048ea086c494f725d643e48dd9266
github.com/cloudfoundry/uaa/commit/a1d523c7f150e56bf06df8b83ed1d416d6c1d3b
github.com/cloudfoundry/uaa/commit/aba1fb5f18e0d628628b2d960fc6d0cc62d86f5
github.com/cloudfoundry/uaa/commit/b37552d2bf084de059bc965b5ef5a45e64883904
github.com/cloudfoundry/uaa/commit/bbbba5aec514ad88e7d1e168a2519c80229f02f
github.com/advisories/GHSA-r4v8-9hgx-vm6m
github.com/cloudfoundry/uaa