CVE-2017-8040

Severity Score

6.5

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

In Single Sign-On for Pivotal Cloud Foundry (PCF) 1.3.x versions prior to 1.3.4 and 1.4.x versions prior to 1.4.3, an XXE (XML External Entity) attack was discovered in the Single Sign-On service dashboard. Privileged users can in some cases upload malformed XML leading to exposure of data on the Single Sign-On service broker file system.

En Single Sign-On para Pivotal Cloud Foundry (PCF) en versiones 1.3.x anteriores a la 1.3.4 y en versiones a la 1.4.x anteriores a la 1.4.3, se ha descubierto un ataque XXE (XML External Entity) en el cuadro de mandos del servicio Single Sign-On. En algunos casos, los usuarios con privilegios pueden subir archivos XML mal formados, lo que llevaría a una exposición de datos en el sistema de archivos del bróker de servicios Single Sign-On.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

Single

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

None

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2017-04-21 CVE Reserved
2017-09-09 CVE Published
2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
2024-08-05 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-611: Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

CAPEC

References (2)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100617	Third Party Advisory

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2017-8040	2021-08-12

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Single Sign-on For Pivotal Cloud Foundry Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Single Sign-on For Pivotal Cloud Foundry"				1.3.0 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Single Sign-on For Pivotal Cloud Foundry" and version "1.3.0"		-		Affected
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Single Sign-on For Pivotal Cloud Foundry Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Single Sign-on For Pivotal Cloud Foundry"				1.3.2 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Single Sign-on For Pivotal Cloud Foundry" and version "1.3.2"		-		Affected
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Single Sign-on For Pivotal Cloud Foundry Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Single Sign-on For Pivotal Cloud Foundry"				1.3.3 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Single Sign-on For Pivotal Cloud Foundry" and version "1.3.3"		-		Affected
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Single Sign-on For Pivotal Cloud Foundry Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Single Sign-on For Pivotal Cloud Foundry"				1.4.0 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Single Sign-on For Pivotal Cloud Foundry" and version "1.4.0"		-		Affected
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Single Sign-on For Pivotal Cloud Foundry Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Single Sign-on For Pivotal Cloud Foundry"				1.4.1 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Single Sign-on For Pivotal Cloud Foundry" and version "1.4.1"		-		Affected
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Single Sign-on For Pivotal Cloud Foundry Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Single Sign-on For Pivotal Cloud Foundry"				1.4.2 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Single Sign-on For Pivotal Cloud Foundry" and version "1.4.2"		-		Affected
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Single Sign-on For Pivotal Cloud Foundry Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Single Sign-on For Pivotal Cloud Foundry"				1.4.3 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Single Sign-on For Pivotal Cloud Foundry" and version "1.4.3"		-		Affected