CVE-2017-4959
mediumpriority · track · 35EPSS 0.013 · 69 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
An issue was discovered in Pivotal PCF Elastic Runtime 1.8.x versions prior to 1.8.29 and 1.9.x versions prior to 1.9.7. Pivotal Cloud Foundry deployments using the Pivotal Account application are vulnerable to a flaw which allows an authorized user to take over the account of another user, causing account lockout and potential escalation of privileges.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.5–8.8
weaknesses
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affected products (37)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- pivotal software cloud foundry elastic runtime= 1.8.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_elastic_runtime:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- pivotal software cloud foundry elastic runtime= 1.8.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_elastic_runtime:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- pivotal software cloud foundry elastic runtime= 1.8.10nvdUScpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_elastic_runtime:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- pivotal software cloud foundry elastic runtime= 1.8.11nvdUScpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_elastic_runtime:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- pivotal software cloud foundry elastic runtime= 1.8.12nvdUScpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_elastic_runtime:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- pivotal software cloud foundry elastic runtime= 1.8.13nvdUScpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_elastic_runtime:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- pivotal software cloud foundry elastic runtime= 1.8.14nvdUScpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_elastic_runtime:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- pivotal software cloud foundry elastic runtime= 1.8.15nvdUScpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_elastic_runtime:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- pivotal software cloud foundry elastic runtime= 1.8.16nvdUScpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_elastic_runtime:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- pivotal software cloud foundry elastic runtime= 1.8.17nvdUScpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_elastic_runtime:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- pivotal software cloud foundry elastic runtime= 1.8.18nvdUScpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_elastic_runtime:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- pivotal software cloud foundry elastic runtime= 1.8.19nvdUScpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_elastic_runtime:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- pivotal software cloud foundry elastic runtime= 1.8.2nvdUScpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_elastic_runtime:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- pivotal software cloud foundry elastic runtime= 1.8.20nvdUScpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_elastic_runtime:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- pivotal software cloud foundry elastic runtime= 1.8.21nvdUScpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_elastic_runtime:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- pivotal software cloud foundry elastic runtime= 1.8.22nvdUScpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_elastic_runtime:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- pivotal software cloud foundry elastic runtime= 1.8.23nvdUScpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_elastic_runtime:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- pivotal software cloud foundry elastic runtime= 1.8.24nvdUScpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_elastic_runtime:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- pivotal software cloud foundry elastic runtime= 1.8.25nvdUScpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_elastic_runtime:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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sources
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references (6)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2017-4959cnnvd
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96218cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96218enisa_euvd
- https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2017-4959enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96218Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
- https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2017-4959Vendor Advisorynvd
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