CVE-2015-3189

Cloud Foundry Runtime has Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password

3.7 LowFix available

With Cloud Foundry Runtime cf-release versions v208 or earlier, UAA Standalone versions 2.2.5 or earlier and Pivotal Cloud Foundry Runtime 1.4.5 or earlier, old Password Reset Links are not expired after the user changes their current email address to a new one. This vulnerability is applicable only when using the UAA internal user store for authentication. Deployments enabled for integration via SAML or LDAP are not affected.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: High
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: None
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

0.82%Down 0.1 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 3.7

Record: CVE-2015-3189
CVSS 3.1: 3.7 LowCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.0: 4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-640
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2015-3189
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2022-3791 No score

Record: EUVD-2022-3791
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fj69-p8f6-q97h 3.7

Cloud Foundry Runtime has Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password

With Cloud Foundry Runtime cf-release versions v208 or earlier, UAA Standalone versions prior to 2.2.5 and Pivotal Cloud Foundry Runtime 1.4.5 or earlier, old Password Reset Links are not expired after the user changes their current email address to a new one. This vulnerability is applicable only when using the UAA internal user store for authentication. Deployments enabled for integration via SAML or LDAP are not affected.

Record: GHSA-fj69-p8f6-q97h
CVSS 3.1: 3.7 LowCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-640
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVGHSA-fj69-p8f6-q97h 3.7

Cloud Foundry Runtime has Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password

Record: GHSA-fj69-p8f6-q97h
CVSS 3.1: 3.7 LowCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-640
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`org.cloudfoundry.identity:cloudfoundry-identity-server` Maven	before 2.2.5	2.2.5

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases, products	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2015-3189 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.7) in Cloudfoundry Cf-release, published May 25, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.82%, the 57th percentile. Fixed in org.cloudfoundry.identity:cloudfoundry-identity-server 2.2.5.