CVE-2018-15795

CredHub Service Broker uses guessable client secret

HIGH
8.1
CVSS Score
Published: November 13, 2018 at 02:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:43 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsCredhub Service BrokerCredHub Service Broker

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Severity
HIGH8.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%

Description

Pivotal CredHub Service Broker, versions prior to 1.1.0, uses a guessable form of random number generation in creating service broker's UAA client. A remote malicious user may guess the client secret and obtain or modify credentials for users of the CredHub Service.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 1.1.0
Affected range stops below 1.1.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 1.1.0
Affected range stops below 1.1.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (2)

VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105915
x_refsource_CONFIRMMitigationVendor Advisory
https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2018-15795

CVSS

8.1HIGHdell
Attack Vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-338

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