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CVE-2019-11279

Privilege Escalation via Scope Manipulation in UAA

HIGH

8.8

CVSS Score

Published: September 26, 2019 at 09:15 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:12 AM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendorUaa Release

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Severity

HIGH8.8

Exploit prediction

EPSS 1%

Description

CF UAA versions prior to 74.1.0 can request scopes for a client that shouldn't be allowed by submitting an array of requested scopes. A remote malicious user can escalate their own privileges to any scope, allowing them to take control of UAA and the resources it controls.

Affected

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

Uaa Release · Cloudfoundry

95%

v < 74.1.0

Affected range stops below 74.1.0, 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

https://www.cloudfoundry.org/blog/cve-2019-11279

References (1)

x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://www.cloudfoundry.org/blog/cve-2019-11279

CVSS

8.8HIGH[email protected]

Attack Vector: NETWORK
Complexity: LOW
Privileges: LOW
User Interaction: NONE
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality: HIGH
Integrity: HIGH
Availability: HIGH

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

CWE-77NVD-CWE-Other

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