CVE-2019-3800
CF CLI writes the client id and secret to config file
CVE-2019-3800 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.3) in Cloud Foundry Cf Cli, published August 5, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.09%, the 81st percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 6.3 MediumCVSS 3.0, CVE List
- Exploit chance
- 2.09%EPSS, 81st percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
CF CLI version prior to v6.45.0 (bosh release version 1.16.0) writes the client id and secret to its config file when the user authenticates with --client-credentials flag. A local authenticated malicious user with access to the CF CLI config file can act as that client, who is the owner of the leaked credentials.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
- cloud foundry cf cli
- cloud foundry cf cli release
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- anynines rabbitmq
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What each source reports
CVE List Score used
CF CLI writes the client id and secret to config file
CF CLI version prior to v6.45.0 (bosh release version 1.16.0) writes the client id and secret to its config file when the user authenticates with --client-credentials flag. A local authenticated malicious user with access to the CF CLI config file can act as that client, who is the owner of the leaked credentials.
- Record
CVE-2019-3800- CVSS 3.0
- 6.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-522
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-13427
CF CLI version prior to v6.45.0 (bosh release version 1.16.0) writes the client id and secret to its config file when the user authenticates with --client-credentials flag. A local authenticated malicious user with access to the CF CLI config file can act as that client, who is the owner of the leaked credentials.
- Record
EUVD-2019-13427- CVSS 3.0
- 6.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2wpx-p7qg-954w
CF CLI version prior to v6.45.0 (bosh release version 1.16.0) writes the client id and secret to...
CF CLI version prior to v6.45.0 (bosh release version 1.16.0) writes the client id and secret to its config file when the user authenticates with --client-credentials flag. A local authenticated malicious user with access to the CF CLI config file can act as that client, who is the owner of the leaked credentials.
- Record
GHSA-2wpx-p7qg-954w- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-200, CWE-522
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
CF CLI version prior to v6.45.0 (bosh release version 1.16.0) writes the client id and secret to its config file when the user authenticates with --client-credentials flag. A local authenticated malicious user with access to the CF CLI config file can act as that client, who is the owner of the leaked credentials.
- Record
CVE-2019-3800- CVSS 3.0
- 6.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-522, CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
CF CLI version prior to v6.45.0 (bosh release version 1.16.0) writes the client id and secret to its config file when the user authenticates with --client-credentials flag. A local authenticated malicious user with access to the CF CLI config file can act as that client, who is the owner of the leaked credentials.
- Record
CVE-2019-3800- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.