CVE-2018-15797

NFS Volume release errand leaks cf admin credentials in logs

HIGH

8.4

CVSS Score

Published: December 5, 2018 at 06:00 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:43 AM UTC

2 products affected across 2 vendorsCloud Foundry NFS VolumeCloud Foundry NFS Volume

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Severity

HIGH8.4

Exploit prediction

EPSS 2%

Description

Cloud Foundry NFS volume release, 1.2.x prior to 1.2.5, 1.5.x prior to 1.5.4, 1.7.x prior to 1.7.3, logs the cf admin username and password when running the nfsbrokerpush BOSH deploy errand. A remote authenticated user with access to BOSH can obtain the admin credentials for the Cloud Foundry Platform through the logs of the NFS volume deploy errand.

Affected

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

Cloud Foundry NFS Volume · Pivotal

95%

1.2.0 ≤ v < 1.2.51.5.0 ≤ v < 1.5.41.7.0 ≤ v < 1.7.3

Affected range stops below 1.2.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 1.5.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 1.7.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Cloud Foundry NFS Volume · Cloudfoundry

60%

1.2 ≤ v < 1.2.51.5 ≤ v < 1.5.41.7 ≤ v < 1.7.31.2 1.5 1.7

Affected range stops below 1.2.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 1.5.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 1.7.3, 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

https://www.cloudfoundry.org/blog/cve-2018-15797

References (1)

x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://www.cloudfoundry.org/blog/cve-2018-15797

CVSS

8.4HIGHdell

Attack Vector: ADJACENT_NETWORK
Complexity: LOW
Privileges: HIGH
User Interaction: NONE
Scope: CHANGED
Confidentiality: HIGH
Integrity: HIGH
Availability: HIGH

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

CWE-532

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